Legal Opinion
Usher v. Gomez
District Court, N.D. California
Decided September 9, 1991No. C-89-2940-CALPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND OPINION
LEGGE, District Judge.
Petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus ordering his release from state prison. He alleges that the state violated his sixth amendment rights by failing to give him adequate notice that the prosecution intended to convict him of first degree murder under the theory of felony murder.
I
The history of this habeas corpus proceeding is lengthy. In 1985 Usher filed his first petition for a writ of habeas corpus (No. C-85-6106). In that petition he alleged three grounds for relief: (1) ineffective assistance of trial counsel; (2) cruel and unusual punishment…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- People v. DillonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
- Cole v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- People v. MurtishawCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by7 opinions
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