Legal Opinion
William Howard v. W. Frank Smyth, Jr., Director, Virginia Division of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1966No. 10441_1PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge:
William Howard petitioned the District Court to order his release from the maximum security ward of the Virginia State Penitentiary, where he has been confined for four years, and to allow him to rejoin the rest of the prison population. After an evidentiary hearing, the District Court denied the requested relief, and Howard appealed.
Petitioner has been incarcerated in the Virginia prison system since 1956, having been sentenced for armed robbery, and is scheduled for normal discharge without benefit of parole on February 24, 1967. He has been confined in the maximum…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Roberts v. PegelowCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Childs v. PegelowCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
3Cited by52 opinions
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Jackson v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Lawrence William Wright v. Daniel McMann as Warden of Clinton State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Landman v. RoysterDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
- James E. Sweet v. South Carolina Department of Corrections, Director William D. LeekeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
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