Legal Opinion
Knight v. People
District Court, N.D. California
Decided April 12, 1945No. Civ. No. 5059PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELSH, District Judge.
Facts.
Petitioner is in the California State Prison at Folsom. His petition recites that he was committed thereto pursuant to a commitment issued by the Superior Court of 1 lie State of California, in and for (he County of Los Angeles. A jury in said court found him guilty on one count for robbery, another for assault to commit murder, and a third charge of being an habitual criminal.
Petitioner claims that he is being unlawfully restrained of his liberty in violation of Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. His claim of lack of…
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