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John Michael Coffey v. Walter E. Craven, Warden, California State Prison at Folsom
442 F.2d 1337
9th Cir.
1971
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PER CURIAM:

The order granting a writ of habeas corpus is reversed.

We find that Coffey’s psychiatric evidence based upon observation years later was too remote to be of much value in this case in evaluating the situation at the time of trial.

The record seems clear that the state trial judge had no doubt as to the competency of Coffey at any critical time.

We cannot find that the happenings in the state process at the trial or in the legal processes preceding the trial show any denial of any federal constitutional right.

Case Details

Case Name: John Michael Coffey v. Walter E. Craven, Warden, California State Prison at Folsom
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date Published: Jun 9, 1971
Citation: 442 F.2d 1337
Docket Number: 24858_1
Court Abbreviation: 9th Cir.
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