Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Teets
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1953No. 13134_1PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Chief Judge.
Thomas appeals from an order denying his application for a writ of habeas corpus without issuing the writ or an order to show cause and the first question before us is whether his application states a ground which, if true, warrants the issuance of the writ or show cause order.
Thomas, a negro, is not a lawyer and alleges he has had no prior experience in criminal litigation. His application is written in his longhand. Its language is clear but without the citation of any cases or the professional quality of the flood of applications from expert pleaders of both state and…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Brown v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Charles Blair v. The People of the State of California, Robert A. Heinze, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Schwartzmiller v. GardnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Eddie W. Pembrook v. Lawrence E. Wilson, Warden, California State Prison, San Quentin, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Charley Luther Pike v. Fred R. Dickson, Warden, California State Prison, San Quentin, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Frank Egan v. Harley O. Teets, Warden, San Quentin, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
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