Legal Opinion
Howard Smith v. Lawrence Wilson, Warden, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1967No. 20496PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
Smith pled guilty in California Superior Court to the crime of murder, Cal. Pen. Code § 187. The court fixed the degree as first degree, Cal.Pen.Code § 189, but sentenced him to life imprisonment rather than death, Cal.Pen.Code § 190. In his petition for habeas corpus, Smith urges: (1) That certain statements were obtained from him in violation of his federal constitutional rights, (2) that he ■did not have effective assistance of counsel, (3) that his plea was in part induced by the fact that he had given these statements, in part by the testimony of an eye witness, in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Billy Joe Wright v. Fred R. Dickson, Warden, California State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Ruben R. Cortez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Leopold Joseph Doran v. Lawrence E. Wilson, Warden, San Quentin PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by8 opinions
- St. Clair v. CoxDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1970
- Gilbert Joaquin Aguilar v. H. v. FieldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Watkins v. SolemDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1977
- Bonner v. SchnecklothDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1970
- George W. Bostick, Jr. v. Walter E. Craven, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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