Legal Opinion
Davis v. Slayton
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided February 2, 1973No. Civ. A. 73-C-3-DPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND JUDGMENT
DALTON, Chief Judge.
Willie L. Davis has petitioned this court for a writ of habeas corpus. Having exhausted his state remedies as required by 28 U.S.C. §§ 2254, the petitioner is now properly before this court. In his petition, petitioner asserts that three errors exist which render his conviction unconstitutional: 1) that his punishment is in excess of that authorized by law; 2) that there is newly discovered evidence indicating bias and prejudice on the part of the Commonwealth’s witness; and 3) that he was denied effective assistance of counsel.
The petitioner was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Vernon E. Goodson v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Ward v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
- Leopold Joseph Doran v. Lawrence E. Wilson, Warden, San Quentin PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Archie Harold Davis v. Lynn Bomar, Warden, State Penitentiary, Nashville, TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
- Barber v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Franklin v. ConwayDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1975