THOMAS v. TEETS

No. 13134.

205 F.2d 236 (1953)

THOMAS v. TEETS.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing June 27, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. J. Zirpoli, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Atty. Gen., State of California, Clarence A. Linn, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of California, Wallace G. Colthurst, San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.

Before DENMAN, Chief Judge, MATHEWS, STEPHENS, HEALY, BONE, ORR and POPE, Circuit Judges.


DENMAN, Chief Judge.

Thomas appeals from an order denying his application for a writ of habeas corpus without issuing the writ or an order to show cause and the first question before us is whether his application states a ground which, if true, warrants the issuance of the writ or show cause order.

Thomas, a negro, is not a lawyer and alleges he has had no prior experience in criminal litigation. His application is written in his longhand. Its language is...

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