Legal Opinion
Wallace Leroy Schiers v. The People of the State of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1964No. 18643PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, convicted of second-degree murder in the courts of the State of California, seeks release on habeas corpus and has appealed from judgment of the district court denying his petition for the writ.
He unsuccessfully appealed a judgment of conviction. People v. Schiers (1958) 160 Cal.App.2d 364, 324 P.2d 981, hearing denied 160 Cal.App.2d 378, 329 P.2d 1. It does not appear-, however, that he has sought habeas corpus in the state courts, a remedy available to him under California Penal Code, § 1473 et seq.
Title 28 TJ.S.C. § 2254, provides that a state prisoner’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Clifford Daugharty v. Clarence T. Gladden, Warden, Oregon State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- Glenn Rose v. Fred R. DicksonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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- Willie Lee Hudson v. Ruth L. Rushen, Director of the California Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- John v. Carothers v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent, Washington State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Hillery v. PulleyDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1982
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