Legal Opinion
Petition of Lloyd Clifton for a Writ of Habeas Corpus v. Gene Cox, Sheriff of Humboldt County, California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1977No. 75-1585PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAY, Circuit Judge:
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California, the Honorable Samuel Conti presiding, granted petitioner Lloyd Clifton a writ of habeas corpus discharging him from the constructive custody of the respondent Gene Cox, Sheriff of Humboldt County, California, and the State of California, It permanently stayed all state criminal proceedings arising from an indictment charging Clifton with second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for the shooting of Dirk Dickenson on April 4, 1972, while Clifton was serving as a special agent for the…
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