Terry Dawson and Joe Keith Dawson v. City of Los Angeles, State of California and William H. Parker, Chief of Police

Appellants are State prisoners who appeal from the denial of their respective petitions for habeas corpus by the district court below.

Appellant Terry Dawson was charged with (a) driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor (Veh.Code § 23102); (b) interference with a police officer (Penal Code § 148); (c) malicious mischief in damaging city property (Penal Code § 514); and (d) driving with a revoked or suspended driver’s license (Veh. Code § 14601). He was convicted on all four charges.

Appellant Joe Dawson was charged with two violations of Penal Code § 242 (battery on police officers); and (a) with disturbing the peace (Penal Code § 415); and (b) drunk in a public place (Los Angeles Municipal Code § 4127(a)). The last charge was dismissed. He was convicted on all counts.

Appellants alleged below, and they allege here, (1) that they were denied the right to counsel; (2) that they were denied the right to blood tests to disprove their intoxication, and hence denied due process; (3) that there was a wilful suppression of evidence.

Nowhere, either in their opening or’their closing brief, do appellants point out what evidence was allegedly suppressed. No appearance on their…