Tom C. Clark

“ California's concern for the rights of indigents is clearly revealed in People v. Hyde, supra. There, although the Public Defender had not undertaken the prosecution of the appeal, the District Court of Appeal nevertheless referred the application for counsel and the record to the Los Angeles Bar Association. One of its members reviewed these papers, after which he certified that no meritorious ground for appeal was disclosed. Despite this the California District Court of Appeal made its own independent examination of the record. ”

“ There is an old adage which my good Mother used to quote to me, i.e., 'People who live in glass houses had best not throw stones.' I dissent.
Notes 1 Statistics from the office of the Clerk of this Court reveal that in the 1961 Term only 38 of 1.093 in forma pauperis petitions for certiorari were granted (3.4%) . Of 44 in forma pauperis appeals, all but one were summarily dismissed (2.3%) . ”