Legal Opinion
Ashby v. Cox
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided June 2, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-C-55-APublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WIDENER, Chief Judge.
On December 3, 1969, in the Circuit Court of Washington County, petitioner pleaded guilty to a two-count indictment charging him with statutory burglary and grand larceny. Petitioner was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment on each count.
He now petitions this court for relief from his sentence by way of habeas corpus pursuant to the provisions of 28 U. S.C. § 2241. He asserts twenty grounds for relief, which are set forth in his petition as follows:
“The Court erred:
1. Upon the arrest of the defendant, Jerry Lee Ashby, the officers searched his person illegally and…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bishop v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- V. P. Serodino, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Burns v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
- Thundershield v. SolemDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1977
- United States v. StaitiDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1975
- Burns v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2001
- Franklin v. ConwayDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1975
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