Legal Opinion
Chessman v. People
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1953No. 13451_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Southern Division, Louis E. Goodman, Judge, denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
The question presented is whether the district court erred in denying the application for the writ upon the ground that the state courts had adequately considered and disposed of the contentions made in the application.
Caryl Chessman was convicted in the California courts on 18 felony counts, including two for which the death penalty was imposed. The judgments were affirmed on…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Lisenba v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Haley v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- McKane v. DurstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Stroble v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by13 opinions
- People v. ChessmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
- Caryl Chessman v. Harley O. Teets, Warden, California State Prison, San Quentin, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Fred Rose Morales v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- In Re ChessmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
- In Re ChessmanDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1955
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