Legal Opinion
Clyde Bates and Manuel Chavez v. Lawrence E. Wilson, Warden of San Quentin Prison
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 20, 1967No. 21366PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELLONI, District Judge:
Manuel Joe Chavez and Clyde Bates, in state custody following convictions for murder and arson, appeal from an order denying their petitions for writs of habeas corpus. This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253.
On April 4, 1957, gasoline and lighted matches were thrown into a bar; six persons died, others were seriously injured. 1 The indictment charged six counts of murder and one of arson, and Chavez, Bates, and one Manuel Hernandez were jointly tried before a jury and convicted on all counts. Their convictions and sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Delli Paoli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LibbyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- William Lorin Borchert v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Joseph Subilosky v. Commonwealth of MassachusettsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- Bates v. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Grover F. Hill v. Louis S. Nelson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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