Legal Opinion
Hodnett v. Slayton
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided May 16, 1972No. Civ. A. 72-C-10-DPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and JUDGMENT
DALTON, District Judge.
William Scott Hodnett petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, to terminate his alleged illegal confinement in the Virginia prison system. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis has been granted.
Hodnett was convicted of armed robbery in the Circuit Court of Pittsylvania County on March 13, 1967, and was sentenced to a twenty (20) year term in the State Penitentiary. The conviction arose from a jury trial at which petitioner, represented by court-appointed counsel, pleaded not guilty. The conviction and sentence were…
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