William Clyde Wright v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary

Ninth Circuit

William Clyde Wright v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary

323 F.2d 653

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

DecidedNovember 14, 1963

Docket18808

StatusPublished

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William Clyde Wright v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary, 323 F.2d 653 (9th Cir. 1963).

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PER CURIAM.

Appellant would have us liberate him from the Washington State Penitentiary on the theory that the Washington Supreme Court is ill advised on the construction of its own State statutes and Constitution. The precise issues before’ us were decided adversely to appellant’s contentions by that Court when it denied his application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. There being no issue of due process under the Federal Constitution, we must not challenge the State Court’s construction of its own statutes and Constitution, nor should we inquire into the reasons for such construction. Hebert v. Louisiana (1926), 272 U.S. 312, 47 S.Ct. 103, 71 L.Ed. 270; Winters v. New York, 333 U.S. 507, 68 S.Ct. 665, 92 L.Ed. 840.

Judgment affirmed.

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PER CURIAM.

Appellant would have us liberate him from the Washington State Penitentiary on the theory that the Washington Supreme Court is ill advised on the construction of its own State statutes and Constitution. The precise issues before’ us were decided adversely to appellant’s contentions by that Court when it denied his application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. There being no issue of due process under the Federal Constitution, we must not challenge the State Court’s construction of its own statutes and Constitution, nor should we inquire into the reasons for such construction. Hebert v. Louisiana (1926), 272 U.S. 312, 47 S.Ct. 103, 71 L.Ed. 270; Winters v. New York, 333 U.S. 507, 68 S.Ct. 665, 92 L.Ed. 840.

Judgment affirmed.

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