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Caryl Chessman — Part 4
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. Cy, SAN FRANCISCO (P—Sex terror! }
de brat Caryl Chessman’s latest date
: -with death in the San Quentin gas
Sb. ohamber- wes put off by court
“! order yesierday—the fifth stay for
Guy. tne author of “Cell 2455, Death “
Row,” his’ prison address si
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The chief judge of the Ninth US.
Circuit’ Court of Appeals ruled
there was ‘“‘a probable cause for
1 34 appeal” in behalf of the 33-year-old
3 y { Chessman, convicted of kidnaping
SV] and attempted rape during forays
ne) in ‘lovers’ lanes” of Los Angeles.
5 gain said Cfab,
Jt ence Linn, assistant attorney gen- els
- eral of California, who has borne *
QQ much of the state’s load _in ¢)
ts legal proceedings
¥ “In brict, Chessman has:
Had five stays of execution.
Been turned down by the State
Supreme Court on one appeal and
three applications for a writ of
+ habeas corpus.
a Been rejected by the US. Su-
x preme Court in five / applications ‘ .
r S| for a writ of review? oe ~w
3 XN Been turned down by the U.S. .
District’ Court in five applications
\ for a writ of habeas corpus.
nea: Lost a previous appeal in the
3 game U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
d NN where yesterday's stay was gran
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appeal? The ‘teanser! pt made of{the long, long legal maneuvers. jwell ought to be final.”
th
What next? urt trial for appeal purposes.| In a footnote, he said: In Sacramento, Gov. Goodwi:
Chessman‘s attorneys have 10) The cleck who took down the . In a frontier community; Snight told a press conferencc
days to dra'.up the appeal they trial notes in shorthand died before vith” its lawlessness, quite likely has washed his hands of the Ch
intend to make. Linn has 10 days}he could complete transcribing{he would have been executed in}: man case and would not interv
jn which to reply. Chessman’s at- them. The transcription was com-{short proceedings under ‘judge } Chessman's counsel said, }
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_ “torneys*then .have 10 more days pleted by a substitute who could{lynch.” However, it is an outstand- fever, they were agreed the «
w) to retort. not make out all of his predeces-Jing principle of our American lawihas been exhausted insofar
) Then a hearing {g held in about SOr's notes. “Vo Vet - that ne person, however vile, isjstale courts are concerned.
q two weeks. - ~ yesterday Judge William Den denied. A legal right z for that fromaining steps will be takett
~ After that the appeal is taken]man noted Chessman's contentionreason.” J }jz nivi F Lircekvsin federal courts. e
under advisement for later ruling.jhe was refused permission to at- uperior Judge/C es W.l- —
S Even should the court again turnjtend the hearing “on which the|Fricke, of Los Angeles, who “en- ™
a . jt dewn, Chessman ean make an-|transcript for his appeal was sol|ienced Chessman after each stay
7% | other effort before the U.S. Su-{litigated” and no attorney repre-jol execution, commented yester- .
preme Court, Last October when}sented him. y:
e| the Supreme Court denied a re-| The judge said this presented, iff “I can't for the life of me see}
- x | view it specified that Chessmanitrue, “a justiciable question wheth- what there is to ‘be decided. After
~ -could file a new application for ayer the due process provisions ofthe Supreme Court of the United EMOTO Sue 3
a writ of habeas corpus in Federalithe 14th Armendment have been|States has decided and the Su- “4 ers
~~ District Court. violated." Ee _{Preme Court of Califernia has de- Ll yy, Ver
Judge Denitian took into acc into accou: 5 i f-
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