Legal Opinion
In Re Johnson
California Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 1965No. Crim. 8387PublishedCited by 220 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMosk, J.
In this matter we issued an order to show cause on an application for habeas corpus filed by Attorney George L. Vaughn, Jr., on behalf of Norris E. Johnson (hereinafter called petitioner), who was confined in the Los Angeles County Jail under multiple judgments of conviction for various traffic offenses. Pending our disposition of the case we ordered petitioner released on bail, pursuant to his application therefor.
Petitioner’s principal contentions are (1) that the manner in which he was informed of his right to counsel was constitutionally inadequate, and (2) that no valid waiver of that…
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