Legal Opinion
Pettry v. Boles
District Court, N.D. West Virginia
Decided November 9, 1967No. Civ. A. No. C-67-63-EPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAXWELL, Chief Judge.
The Petitioner, Gene Tunney Pettry, is presently serving an indeterminate sentence of not less than five nor more than eighteen years imposed following his conviction of second degree murder in the Circuit Court of Roane County in 1965. After exhausting the available State remedies, he applied to this Court for federal habeas corpus relief. In his petition he alleges that he was prevented from appealing his conviction before the Circuit Court because of the erroneous advice of trial counsel.
The Petitioner alleges that his attorney advised that, although his chances for…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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- Roosevelt Mitchell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Eddie W. Patton v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Cichos v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Billotti v. DodrillWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
- Wright v. BolesDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1969