Legal Opinion
Danny Gene Fritchie v. D. J. McCarthy Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1981No. 78-1870PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMIERI, District Judge:
The petitioner-appellant in this habeas corpus action, having previously been acquitted of murder in Florida in 1970' by reason of insanity, is currently serving a life sentence in a California state prison pursuant to a 1974 conviction in Los Angeles for first degree murder and armed robbery. He appeals from the denial of his petition brought in the Central District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The issues raised here are whether the use of appellant’s confession to the prior murder was a violation of his rights under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, and…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Robert L. Derrick v. R.S. Peterson, Superintendent, Oregon State Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Robert E. TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Hillery v. PulleyDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1982
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