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WENZLER v. PITCHESS

No. 19881.

359 F.2d 402 (1966)

Harold Eugene WENZLER, Jr., Appellant, v. Peter PITCHESS, Sheriff of Los Angeles County, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 8, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley Fleishman, Hollywood, Cal., for appellant.

Byron B. Gentry, David Press, Pasadena, Cal., for appellees.

Before JERTBERG and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON, District Judge.

DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

Wenzler was convicted of violating the California obscenity law, Penal Code, § 311.2.1 He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and a fine of $500.00. He appealed, unsuccessfully, and also sought writs of habeas corpus from the California courts, again unsuccessfully. Having exhausted his state remedies and been taken into custody, he turned to federal habeas corpus. His petition was denied, after a hearing, and...

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