HUDSON v. RUSHEN

No. 81-4690.

686 F.2d 826 (1982)

Willie Lee HUDSON, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Ruth L. RUSHEN, Director of the California Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 9, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristofer Jorstad, Deputy Atty. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., for respondent-appellant.

Michael S. McCormick, Deputy State Public Defender, San Francisco, Cal., for petitioner-appellee.

Before CHOY, SNEED, and FARRIS, Circuit Judges.


SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Willie Lee Hudson, a California state prisoner, petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that the state trial court violated his right to effective assistance of counsel as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution by failing to inquire adequately into his reasons for moving to substitute counsel. The district court granted the petition. The State of California ("the...

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