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In Re Lopez

California Supreme Court

Decided March 2, 1970No. Crim. 13485PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MOSK, J.

Petitioner, Peter Joseph Lopez, is confined for treatment as a narcotics addict in the California Men’s Colony at Los Padres pursuant to civil commitment proceedings under former section 6450 of the Penal Code, now Welfare and Institutions Code section 3050. We issued an order to show cause in response to his petition in propria persona for a writ of habeas corpus to consider the contention that his present civil commitment is based on an underlying misdemeanor conviction obtained in violation of his right to counsel. We conclude that the writ of habeas corpus must be granted.

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. In Re DixonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
  4. In Re JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  5. People v. VictorCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. In Re HochbergCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
  2. People v. DurenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  3. In Re BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  4. People v. Kathy P.California Supreme Court · 1979
  5. In Re TerryCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971

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