Legal Opinion
Delph v. Slayton
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided May 8, 1972No. Civ. A. 72-C-17-HPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and JUDGMENT
DALTON, District Judge.
David Lee Delph, proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, has petitioned this court for a writ of habeas corpus. Leave of court has been granted to proceed in forma pauperis. His state remedies exhausted petitioner has complied with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
The facts in this case are as follows. Petitioner and a friend on the night of August 5, 1965 hitch-hiked a ride from a passing sailor. After travelling for a few miles, petitioner and his companion at gunpoint forced the sailor to stop his car, whereupon the sailor was seriously shot by the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Dickey v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. Bill Miles SkillmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Nail v. SlaytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1972
- Speaks v. Pittsylvania CountyDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1973
- Delph v. SlaytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1973
- Delph v. SlaytonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. SalmonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1981
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