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CHESSMAN v. TEETS

No. 893.

354 U.S. 156 (1957)

77 S.Ct. 1127

1 L.Ed.2d 1253

CHESSMAN v. TEETS, WARDEN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 10, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George T. Davis argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Rosalie S. Asher.

William M. Bennett, Deputy Attorney General of California, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Arlo E. Smith, Deputy Attorney General, and Clarence A. Linn, Assistant Attorney General.

MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Our writ of certiorari in this case was limited to the following question:

"whether, in the circumstances of this case, the state court proceedings to settle the trial transcript, upon which petitioner's automatic appeal from his conviction was necessarily heard by the Supreme Court of the State of California, in which trial court proceedings petitioner allegedly was not represented in person or by counsel...

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