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Serrano v. Hocker

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 4, 1971
444 F.2d 1093 (9th Cir. 1971)

Opinion

No. 25883.

August 4, 1971.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada; Bruce R. Thompson, Judge.

David W. Hagen (argued), of Goldwater, Taber, Hill Mortimer, F. DeArmond Sharp (argued), of Hawkins, Rhodes Hawkins, Reno, Nev., for plaintiff-appellant.

Herbert F. Ahlswede, Deputy Atty. Gen. (argued), Harvey Dickerson, Nevada Atty. Gen., Carson City, Nev., for appellees.

Before CHAMBERS and CARTER, Circuit Judges, and BYRNE, Senior District Judge.


In this collateral attack on a state murder conviction, we find that the test of Harrington v. California, 395 U.S. 250, 89 S.Ct. 1726, 23 L.Ed.2d 284, fits the point on the introduction into evidence of an illegally seized gun. We find the error was harmless.

The other alleged errors in the state trial do not rise to constitutional proportions.


Summaries of

Serrano v. Hocker

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 4, 1971
444 F.2d 1093 (9th Cir. 1971)
Case details for

Serrano v. Hocker

Case Details

Full title:Thomas SERRANO, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Carl HOCKER, Warden, Nevada…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Aug 4, 1971

Citations

444 F.2d 1093 (9th Cir. 1971)

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