Legal Opinion
Burgess v. Cunningham
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 30, 1964No. Record 5906PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Snead,. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The petitioner, Donald J. Burgess, invoked the original jurisdiction of this court pursuant to § 88 of the Constitution of Virginia, Code, § 17-97 and Rule 1:4, Rules of Court, and filed a petition and an amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum against W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary (C. C. Peyton, now Superintendent, substituted respondent). The petitioner alleges that he is being wrongfully detained beyond the term of his sentence because of the respondent’s failure to allow him…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jones v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- In re PattersonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1915
- People v. DorasIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
- Wilborn v. SaundersSupreme Court of Virginia · 1938
- Scott v. ChichesterSupreme Court of Virginia · 1908
3Cited by9 opinions
- Conner v. GriffithWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
- Welton Hamirich v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Marston v. OliverDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
- Robert Lee Ferguson v. J. D. Cox, Superintendent, Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Sheppard v. State Ex Rel. EymanCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1972
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