Rice v. Coiner

MAXWELL, Chief Judge.

Petitioner in the above styled civil action is presently incarcerated in the West Virginia State Penitentiary at Moundsville, West Virginia, serving a life sentence imposed by the Circuit Court of Mineral County, West Virginia, on February 7, 1966, following his conviction, by a jury, on a charge of murder.

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2241 et seq., Petitioner has filed for federal habeas corpus relief in this Court. Exhaustion of state remedies has apparently been accomplished. Petitioner earlier filed an application for habeas corpus relief with the…