Legal Opinion
Asbury v. Mohn
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided February 13, 1979No. 14173PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harshbarger, Justice:
In this original habeas corpus proceeding, Lawrence Asbury asks unconditional release from confinement in the West Virginia State Penitentiary because he believes he was denied effective assistance of counsel on his appeal from a 1970 conviction for grand larceny.
His trial counsel, James Ansel, filed a notice of intent to appeal, but did not perfect the appeal. Asbury applied for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia; the writ was denied on September 1, 1971. He then filed an application in the Fourth…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Lane v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Eskridge v. Washington State Board of Prison Terms & ParolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Rhodes v. LeveretteWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Foye v. BordenkircherDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1982
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