Legal Opinion
Criswell v. Comstock
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1968No. Nos. 21833, 21805PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal in No. 21,833 is an appeal from a district court denial of a writ of habeas corpus. Appellant is a state prisoner presently on parole. He was convicted in the state courts of possession of heroin and marijuana (Calif.Health & Safety Code, §§ 11500 and 11530).
*858The United States District Court declined to issue a certificate of probable cause, but such a certificate was granted by this court.
Appellant urges the searches and seizures by the police which unearthed the evidence offered and introduced against appellant were unlawful. No search warrant had been…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Gene Floyd Criswell v. Howard M. Comstock, Superintendent, Sierra Conservation Center, Jamestown, Raymond K. Procunier, Director of the Department of Corrections, Gene Floyd Criswell v. Peter J. Pitchess, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
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