Legal Opinion
In re Lyda
District Court, N.D. California
Decided July 17, 1957No. Civ. No. 7588PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALBERT, District Judge.
Petitioner has filed with this Court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his custody by the Warden of the California State Prison at Folsom, in which said prison he is presently held in custody under the authority of a commitment issued by the Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of Merced. It is obvious, therefore, that petitioner is a State prisoner and not a prisoner under any Féderal law.
From the allegations in the petition, it is clear that petitioner has satisfied the jurisdictional prerequisites to proceeding *238in this…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Uveges v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Gibbs v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Buchalter v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Schlette v. People of State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Schlette v. CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960