WHITNEY v. CRAVEN

No. 71-3007.

460 F.2d 1267 (1972)

James L. WHITNEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Walter E. CRAVEN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

May 4, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Brockett, Robert W. Ripley, Federal Defenders, Benjamin F. Rayborn, Legal Research Associate, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Evelle J. Younger, Atty. Gen., Herbert L. Asher, Chief Asst. Atty. Gen., Doris H. Maier, Asst. Atty. Gen., Alexander B. McDonald, Mark L. Christiansen, Deputy Attys. Gen., San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before DUNIWAY, TRASK and CHOY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Whitney, a California prisoner, convicted of burglary in 1965, appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that he did not knowingly and intelligently waive his right to appeal because he did not know that he had a right to appeal or that as an indigent he had a right to have appointed counsel on appeal. See Gairson v. Cupp, 9 Cir., 1969, 415 F.2d 352. The district court held an...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases