STILL v. FITZHARRIS

No. 23090.

413 F.2d 977 (1969)

Billy C. STILL, Appellant, v. C. J. FITZHARRIS, Superintendent Correctional Training Facility, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

May 29, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy C. Still, in pro. per.

Thomas C. Lynch, Atty. Gen., John T. Murphy, Karl S. Mayer, Deputy Attys. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.

Before ELY and CARTER, Circuit Judges, and POWELL, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Still appeals from a denial without an evidentiary hearing of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He did not appeal his 1964 state conviction for murder and robbery, and received a life sentence. He alleges his trial counsel told him he had no right of appeal and thus he was denied effective assistance of counsel.

On August 10, 1964, the California Court of Appeal denied appellant's petition under Rule 31(a), California Rules of Court, providing...

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