DENNIS v. CALIFORNIA ADULT AUTHORITY

No. 25747.

456 F.2d 1240 (1972)

David Anthony DENNIS, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA ADULT AUTHORITY, the Department of Corrections, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

February 15, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Shuken (argued), of Mintz, Giller, Himmelman & Mintz, Oakland, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Evelle J. Younger, Cal. Atty. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before MERRILL and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges, and POWELL, District Judge.


MERRILL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant seeks release from state custody through habeas corpus. Convicted of robbery, he was later placed on parole. Parole was then revoked. As grounds for his release, appellant contends that the proceedings resulting in revocation of parole were lacking in due process.

At the outset we must reject appellant's principal contentions that due process requires as an absolute that he be provided with legal counsel and the opportunity...

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