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In re Guyette for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided February 29, 1972No. Civ. No. R-2464PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
BRUCE R. THOMPSON, District Judge.
Harold Chester Guyette, through his attorney, Byron K. Meredith, Esq., has tendered a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
In 1966, Petitioner was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. The conviction was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Nevada, 84 Nev. 160, 438 P.2d 244 (1968). Petitioner contends that an involuntary confession was relied upon to prove guilt and that the evidence was insufficient to justify the conviction. These same contentions were…
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