Legal Opinion
Eugene McCowan v. Louis S. Nelson, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1970No. 24480_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner, a California prisoner, filed a petition for habeas corpus in federal district court after being denied relief by courts of the state. The district court issued an order to show cause, the state filed a response, petitioner a traverse. The district court dismissed the proceeding on the pleadings and petitioner appealed.
The pleadings disclosed the following uncontradicted facts.
Petitioner was convicted of second-degree burglary in December 1961. In October 1963 the California Adult Authority fixed his term at four and one-half years, two and one-half in prison and two on parole.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Robert E. Greene v. Michigan Department of CorporationsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
- United States v. GernieDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- United States Ex Rel. Howard v. RagenDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1945
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3Cited by20 opinions
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