Legal Opinion
Robert E. Shaffer v. Harold v. Field, Superintendent of California Men's Colony, San Luis Obispo, California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1973No. 72-1707PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before MERRILL, BROWNING, and WALLACE, Circuit Judges.
2Per curiam
Petitioner was convicted of a violation of California Penal Code § 187. After exhausting state remedies he applied for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The district court denied the writ. See Shaffer v. Field, 339 F.Supp. 997 (C.D.Cal.1972).
Considering the issues in the order presented in the district court’s opinion, we hold as follows:
1. Admission of the spontaneous statements of the dying victim did not violate petitioner’s Sixth Amendment right of confrontation.…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. Robert Willard AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Shaffer v. FieldDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1972
- United States v. Freddie MooreCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
4Cited by27 opinions
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