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Jones v. Fitzharris

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 4, 1971
435 F.2d 553 (9th Cir. 1971)

Opinion

No. 25690.

January 4, 1971.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Stanley A. Weigel, Judge.

Robert A. Jones, in pro. per.

Thomas C. Lynch, Cal. Atty. Gen., Edward P. O'Brien, John T. Murphy, Deputy Attys. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.

Before CHAMBERS, HAMLEY and MERRILL, Circuit Judges.


The district court order denying habeas corpus relief is affirmed.

Appellant claims his guilty plea was made in the mistaken belief that he was pleading guilty to a misdemeanor, not a felony. The first trouble with this is that the record before us shows the contention simply isn't so.

Secondly, on Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274, points, this court ruled in Moss v. Craven, 9 Cir., 427 F.2d 139 that Boykin is not retroactive.


Summaries of

Jones v. Fitzharris

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 4, 1971
435 F.2d 553 (9th Cir. 1971)
Case details for

Jones v. Fitzharris

Case Details

Full title:Robert A. JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. C.J. FITZHARRIS, Superintendent…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jan 4, 1971

Citations

435 F.2d 553 (9th Cir. 1971)

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