Everett l.hill v. Louis s.nelson, Warden, California State Prison, San Quentin

Everett L. Hill, serving consecutive terms in a California state prison following his conviction on three “dangerous drugs” charges, appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

In his petition, Hill urged four grounds for relief, namely: (1) evidence used to convict him was obtained as a result of an illegal search and seizure, and through the use of coercive and other improper means of interrogation, in violation of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, (2) the fact-finding procedures employed by the state court were not adequate to afford him an opportunity to develop the…