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GARDNER v. CALIFORNIA

No. 73.

393 U.S. 367 (1969)

89 S.Ct. 580

21 L.Ed.2d 601

GARDNER v. CALIFORNIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 20, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Rickershauser, Jr., by appointment of the Court, 391 U.S. 911, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Jack K. Weber, Deputy Attorney General of California, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Thomas C. Lynch, Attorney General, and William E. James, Assistant Attorney General.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner is a California state prisoner who filed pro se various papers with the State Superior Court alleging state action that interfered with his access to the courts for determination of his claims. The Superior Court, which granted a hearing and designated the Public Defender's office to represent petitioner at that hearing, treated the papers as requests for habeas corpus relief. After hearing...

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