Legal Opinion
Brite v. People of State of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1949No. 12265PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants, John H. Brite and Coke T. Brite, are in the custody of appellee Robert A. Heinze, Warden of the California State Penitentiary, where they a>re confined after sentence by a state court. The joint petition of appellants for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus in which it is claimed they are illegally restrained of their liberties was filed with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and was dismissed. Petitioners appeal to this court. Section 2253 of Title 28, U.S.A., provides in part as follows: “ * * * An appeal may not be taken to the court…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ex Parte HawkSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- House v. MayoSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Bilik v. StrassheimSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Ex parte PatrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Gordon v. ScudderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Lyle v. Eidson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952