Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit September 4, 1980, 79-2621 (Herbert William Chipman v. James Mercer, Chief Probation Officer)

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:

Herbert Chipman was convicted of burglary in state court. Chipman’s conviction was upheld by the Third District Court of Appeal of the State of California, and a petition for hearing was denied by the California Supreme Court. Chipman then filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.