Legal Opinion
In Re Swain
California Supreme Court
Decided September 26, 1949No. Crim. 5015PublishedCited by 253 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSchauer, J.
In November, 1945, petitioner was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to state prison for the term of his natural life; by this application for habeas corpus he (appearing in propria persona) attacks the validity of the judgment of conviction. For the reasons hereinafter stated, we have concluded that his application should be denied.
The petition contains averments of conclusions which, if they were entitled to acceptance at full value, would require issuance of the writ. Petitioner alleges that the judgment was “obtained through ‘Fraud, False Perjured Testimony/ knowingly,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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