Legal Opinion

William Clyde Wright v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 14, 1963No. 18808PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant would have us liberate him from the Washington State Penitentiary on the theory that the Washington Supreme Court is ill advised on the construction of its own State statutes and Constitution. The precise issues before’ us were decided adversely to appellant’s contentions by that Court when it denied his application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. There being no issue of due process under the Federal Constitution, we must not challenge the State Court’s construction of its own statutes and Constitution, nor should we inquire into the reasons for such construction. Hebert v. Louisiana…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Winters v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Hebert v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1926

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Stiltner v. RhayDistrict Court, E.D. Washington · 1965
  2. United States ex rel. Nersesian v. FayDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965

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