Time: Sat Nov 16 07:50:53 1996
To: joseph.d.robertson@nhmccd.cc.tx.us
From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
Subject: Habeas Corpus ready?
Cc: amm@azstarnet.com
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Dale,

My former client, Sheila Wallen, was convinced
to believe, falsely, that I am a government
agent, at a crucial point in my post-conviction
strategy for her.  I now have strong evidence
to prove that the man who convinced her of
this false belief is a criminal for other
reasons.  His lie to her caused her to drop
me like a rock, the moment this man succeeded
in making her believe I am a deep cover 
government operative, which I am not.  She
was sentenced to prison, where she now sits.

It occurs to be that we have excellent grounds
for a Habeas Corpus here, because my strategy
was not allowed to work;  she should be released,
pending litigation of the Removal, Notice and
Demand for Temporary Assignment of a Judge
from the Court of International Trade, and the
Petition for Order to Show Cause.  Copies of
these have already been sent to you.  

The Ninth Circuit docketed the Notice and Demand 
as a Mandamus, but at that point I was pulled off
the case and no longer received updates.  It
is recent enough that the Clerk of the Ninth
Circuit may remember it.  I also have contacts
among the Ninth Circuit legal staff, if you 
really need to dip into the well.  Let me know
what you think.  This could be a real triumph
for you.  I argue that she should be released
from prison O.R., pending resolution of all
this litigation.  This is due process of law.

FYI, we have already filed a good brief on
the fundamental Right to effective assistance
of Counsel, so we can simply extend that argument
to cover the criminal consequences of lying to
her, in order to get me removed from the case.

See what I mean about "scuttling"?

I do not have the Ninth Circuit docket number,
unfortunately, but this should be easy enough
to locate.

/s/ Paul Mitchell

copy:  David Wallen, Sheila's brother
      


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