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In re Cameron

California Supreme Court

Decided April 23, 1968No. Crim. Nos. 10330, 10563PublishedCited by 87 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTraynor, C. J.

After two trials in which the jury disagreed, a third jury in 1959 found William Cameron guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed the penalty at life imprisonment. Cameron has filed two petitions for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that involuntary confessions were introduced into evidence and that the prosecution deliberately suppressed evidence indicating that he was innocent. The two proceedings have been consolidated.

The Attorney General contends at the outset that habeas corpus is not an available remedy on the ground that Cameron could have raised the contentions now urged on an…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by87 opinions

  1. People v. FryeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
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  4. People v. RayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
  5. People v. BreauxCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991

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