MASON v. PITCHESS

No. 25483.

440 F.2d 454 (1971)

William Bryant MASON, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Peter J. PITCHESS, Sheriff of Los Angeles County, et al., Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 3, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack K. Weber, Deputy Atty. Gen. (appeared), William E. James, Asst. Atty. Gen., Evelle J. Younger, Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, Cal., for respondents-appellants.

William Bryant Mason, in pro. per.

Before CHAMBERS, BROWNING, and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The district court granted a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that Petitioner did not effectively waive counsel in his state trial.

The district court made its determination without an evidentiary hearing and solely because the state court judge did not make adequate inquiries of petitioner before allowing him to reject the services of a public defender and represent himself.

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