Legal Opinion
In Re Ferguson
California Supreme Court
Decided August 24, 1971No. Crim. 14569PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
William K. C. Ferguson was convicted of kidnaping Mr. and Mrs. Miller and of six sexual offenses against Mrs. Miller in a jury trial. He petitions for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that the prosecution suppressed evidence in failing to disclose the arrest record of Mr. Miller, which would have shown 37 entries including a felony conviction and commitments to state hospitals as a sex degenerate and a psychotic. He also claims that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney failed to investigate and discover the arrest record.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Ballard v. Superior Court of San Diego CountyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- People v. KiihoaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
- In re LessardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- In Re ImblerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by120 opinions
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- People v. MorrisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
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