SLAPPY v. MORRIS

No. 79-2519.

649 F.2d 718 (1981)

Joseph D. SLAPPY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Paul John MORRIS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 29, 1981.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing October 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michale B. Bassi, San Francisco, Cal., for petitioner-appellant.

Dane R. Gillette, San Francisco, Cal., for respondent-appellee.

Before GOODWIN, ALARCON and NELSON, Circuit Judges.


As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc October 19, 1981.

ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

Joseph D. Slappy, a California state prisoner, petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus alleging, inter alia, that in his state trial he was deprived of his sixth amendment right to counsel. The district court denied the petition. Because we find that Slappy was deprived of his sixth amendment right to counsel, we hold that the writ of habeas corpus should...

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