Crossley v. California
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OE CALIFORNIA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
Worden was convicted in the Superior Court of the county of Yolo, California, of the crime of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to be hanged. The Supreme Court of Cali fornia affirmed the judgment. People v. Worden, 113 California, 569.
Being in custody, awaiting execution, an application for the writ of habeas corpus was made on behalf of Worden to the Circuit Court, of the. United States for the Northern District of California, the application denied, and the petition dismissed. The case was then brought to this court.
Two grounds were relied on as justifying the issue of the writ.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
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- In Re LincolnSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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