Legal Opinion
Harris v. Nelson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 5, 1969No. 199PublishedCited by 1,362 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fortas
This case presents the question whether state prisoners who have commenced habeas corpus proceedings in a federal district court may, in proper circumstances, utilize the instrument of interrogatories for discovery purposes.
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Petitioner is the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Respondent is the warden of the California State Prison at San Quentin. The proceeding was initiated by Alfred Walker who had been convicted in the California courts of the crime of possession of marihuana. After exhaust*289ing state remedies, he filed a petition for…
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