WILLIAMS v. HOCKER

No. 71-2199.

463 F.2d 234 (1972)

Billy WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Carl HOCKER, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 7, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Malandra, Jr., of Malandra, Weitzman & Lesser, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

Robert List, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Nev., for appellee.

Before KOELSCH, HUFSTEDLER and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

A jury in a Nevada state court found Williams guilty of robbery and he was sentenced to life imprisonment as an habitual offender. Williams appealed to the Supreme Court of Nevada, which affirmed the conviction and sentence. Williams v. State, 85 Nev. 169, 451 P.2d 848 (1969), cert. denied 396 U.S. 916, 90 S.Ct. 239, 24 L.Ed.2d 194 (1969). Williams next sought post conviction relief from the United States District Court in Nevada. We affirm...

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