Legal Opinion
Benjamin Jerrel Brown v. Walter E. Craven, Warder
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1971No. 23812_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner was convicted of grand theft in Superior Court of the State of California for San Francisco County. The federal district court dismissed his petition for habeas corpus without an evidentiary hearing. He appealed.
As indicated by respondent, this petition was premature since it was processed while petitioner’s direct appeal was still pending in the California District Court of Appeal. Martinez v. Craven, 397 F.2d 256 (9th Cir. 1968). The District Court of Appeal affirmed petitioner’s conviction while this appeal was pending before us, but so far as appears, petitioner has not sought…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Lawrence E. Wilson, Warden, San Quentin Prison v. Fred R. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Stanley C. Olsen v. E. C. EllsworthCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Alfred E. Martinez v. Walter E. Craven, Warden of Folsom Prison, and Raymond Procunier, California Director of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
3Cited by4 opinions
- Thomas A. Eisentrager v. Carl Hocker, as Warden, Nevada State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Isom Moses v. Frank A. Eyman, Superintendent, Arizona State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Thomas A. Eisentrager v. Carl Hocker, as Warden, Nevada State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Wesley Robert Wells v. Louis S. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971