Legal Opinion
Joseph Torrey v. Wayne Estelle
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1988No. 87-5628PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOVELL, District Judge:
Joseph Torrey, a California state prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
In January of 1980, pursuant to a plea agreement with the people of the State of California, appellant entered a plea of guilty to one count of first degree murder. As part of the plea bargain, the parties agreed that appellant would be committed to the California Youth Authority for execution of his sentence. Appellant was 19 years old at the time the alleged offense was committed.
*235After serving approximately two years…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by111 opinions
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