Legal Opinion

Johnstone v. Wolff

District Court, D. Nevada

Decided January 31, 1984No. CV-R-79-149-ECRPublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

EDWARD C. REED, Jr., District Judge.

Background

Petitioner was convicted of first degree murder in 1976. The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed the conviction on July 27, 1977. Johnstone v. State of Nevada, 93 Nev. 427, 566 P.2d 1130 (1977).

On August 11, 1978, petitioner filed a state petition for habeas corpus. He claimed, inter alia, that he had been denied effective assistance of counsel. This claim was based on allegations that(1) It was impossible for petitioner’s attorney, Mr. Sutton, to prepare adequately for trial because the attorney’s life had been threatened and his movements were…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. George Pappageorge v. George W. Sumner, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  3. Rodney K. Burns v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  4. Milton Ventura v. Hoyt C. Cupp, Superintendent, Oregon State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  5. Johnstone v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  4. Austin v. GittereDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 2020
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