Opinion ID: 2619585
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Heading: Does the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution require an indictment in a capital offense in a state prosecution?

Text: No. Morford v. Hocker, 394 F.2d 169 (9th Cir.1968), cert. denied, 392 U.S. 944, 88 S.Ct. 2329, 20 L.Ed.2d 1406 (1968); Hurtado v. California, 110 U.S. 516, 4 S.Ct. 292, 28 L.Ed. 232 (1884); McNulty v. California, 149 U.S. 645, 13 S.Ct. 959, 37 L.Ed. 882 (1893); Black v. California, 315 U.S. 782, 62 S.Ct. 634, 86 L.Ed. 1189 (1942) (appeal dismissed for lack of a substantial federal question); Beck v. Washington, 369 U.S. 541, 82 S.Ct. 955, 8 L.Ed.2d 98 (1962); Gaines v. Washington, 277 U.S. 81, 48 S.Ct. 468, 72 L.Ed. 793 (1928); Lem Woon v. Oregon, 229 U.S. 586, 33 S.Ct. 783, 57 L.Ed. 1340 (1913); Graham v. West Virginia, 224 U.S. 616, 32 S.Ct. 583, 56 L.Ed. 917 (1912); Bolln v. Nebraska, 176 U.S. 83 (1900); Hodgson v. Vermont, 168 U.S. 262, 18 S.Ct. 80, 42 L.Ed. 461 (1897).