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ALDAN v. SALAS

No. 82-4251.

718 F.2d 889 (1983)

Martin Castro ALDAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ricardo A. SALAS, Director, Department of Corrections, Government of Guam, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 31, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Pipes, Arriola & Cown, Agana, Guam, for petitioner-appellant.

Leslie R. Weatherhead, Agana, Guam, for respondent-appellee.

Before WALLACE and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges, and GRANT, District Judge.

FERGUSON, Circuit Judge.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, the petitioner seeks habeas corpus relief from his five year imprisonment imposed in absentia by the Superior Court of Guam. The district court denied the writ. We vacate that judgment and remand with directions to dismiss the petition for failure of the petitioner to exhaust territorial remedies.

On July 1, 1980 in the Superior Court of Guam, petitioner...

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