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Ex parte Mike Holchak, 1939 — 306 U.S. 616 · caselaw · US
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Ex parte Mike Holchak
306 U.S. 616·Supreme Court of the United States·1939
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Opinion
No. —, original.
Ex parte Mike Holchak.
Argued January 30, 1939.
Decided February 6, 1939.
[MAJORITY]
Motion for leave to file petition for writ of habeas corpus denied and rule to show cause discharged.
Mr. Frank. J. Wideman, with whom Mr. Raymond Sparks was on the brief, for petitioner.
Mr. Earl Warren, Attorney General of California, with whom Mr. William F. Cleary' was on the brief, submitted for Smith, Warden, respondent.