Clyde Bates v. Louis S. Nelson, Warden of San Quentin Prison at San Quentin, California, Manuel Joe Chavez v. Louis S. Nelson, Warden of San Quentin Prison at San Quentin, California

485 F.2d 90 Clyde BATES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis S. NELSON, Warden of San Quentin Prison at San Quentin, California, Defendant-Appellee. Manuel Joe CHAVEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis S. NELSON, Warden of San Quentin Prison at San Quentin, California, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 71-3042, 71-3043. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Aug. 9, 1973. Certiorari Denied Jan. 7, 1974. See 94 S.Ct. 877 . Ezra Hendon (argued), Berkeley, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant Bates. Roderick P. Bushnell (argued), Bushnell & Caplan, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant Chavez. Charles R. B. Kirk, Deputy Atty. Gen. (argued), Evelle J. Younger, Atty. Gen., Edward A. Hinz, Jr., Chief Asst. Atty. Gen., Doris H. Maier, Asst. Atty. Gen., Joyce F. Nedde, Deputy Atty. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee. Before HAMLIN and TRASK, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, * District Judge. TRASK, Circuit Judge: 1 This is an appeal from the district court's denial of petitioners' writs of habeas corpus. The consolidated appeal is the latest in a long series of judicial proceedings since appellants were originally indicted on six counts of murder and one of arson for an incident on…