Legal Opinion
David Anthony Dennis, Sr. v. California Adult Authority, the Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 15, 1972No. 25747PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Circuit Judge:
Appellant seeks release from state custody through habeas corpus. Convicted of robbery, he was later placed on parole. Parole was then revoked. As grounds for his release, appellant contends that the proceedings resulting in revocation of parole were lacking in due process.
At the outset we must reject appellant’s principal contentions that due process requires as an absolute that he be provided with legal counsel and the opportunity to confront adverse witnesses. The law of this circuit has been settled to the contrary. Ellhamer v. Wilson, 445 F.2d 856 (9th Cir. 1971);…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mempa v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Sammy Williams v. Walter H. DunbarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Eason v. DicksonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- James Franklin Dunn v. California Department of Corrections, California Adult Authority, and L. S. Nelson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Bearden v. South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Kenneth Sailer v. J. B. GunnCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Charles G. M'clary v. California Adult Authority, California Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Robert Newton Gardner, Jr., and v. D. J. McCarthy Superintendent, Raymond K. ProcunierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Jesse Lee Griffin v. California Adult Authority, L. S. Nelson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Ernest Mays, Jr. v. Louis S. Nelson, Warden, San Quentin PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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