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RICHARDSON v. NELSON

No. 25077.

444 F.2d 519 (1971)

Harold L. RICHARDSON, Appellant, v. Louis S. NELSON, Warden, California State Prison, San Quentin, California; Lester J. Pope, Superintendent, California Correctional Facility, Vacaville, California, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

June 8, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Lynch (argued), of O'Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Russell Iungerich, Deputy Atty. Gen. (argued), Evelle J. Younger, Cal. Atty. Gen., Mark L. Christensen, Deputy Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellees.

Before BARNES, HAMLEY and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges.

HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:

Harold L. Richardson, in California penal custody under a 1954 conviction for armed robbery and murder, petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus.1 Following an evidentiary hearing at which Richardson was represented by appointed counsel, the district court denied the application. This appeal followed.

In the district court, Richardson contended that, at his state trial, he was denied his...

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