Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Travis v. Travis
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided November 9, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 1249PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTIE, District Judge:
In this petition for a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum, the petitioner alleges that he is being unlawfully and unjustly restrained of his liberty under color of authority of the State of West Virginia, in that he is in the custody of the respondents, sureties on a supersedeas bond executed by him before the Intermediate Court of Mercer County, West Virginia, following his conviction of a felony in that court.1 The sureties appear to have taken the petitioner into custody pursuant to the provisions of *381West Virginia Code, 62-1C-14, which places in a surety the…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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