Legal Opinion
In Re Schlette
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 18, 1965No. Crim. 3664PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFriedman, J.
In 1955 petitioner Schlette was indicted on two counts of arson, the first alleged to have been committed on September 9, 1954, the second on February 23, 1955. Both alleged acts involved fires at a tavern owned by petitioner and his wife. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on the first count but was unable to agree on the second. The second count was dismissed and on June 20, 1955, judgment of imprisonment was imposed on the first count. Petitioner’s conviction was affirmed on appeal. (People v. Schlette, 139 Cal.App.2d 165 [293 P.2d 79].)
Petitioner has now filed an application for habeas…
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