Legal Opinion
Williams v. Peyton
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided March 25, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 69-C-4-RPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and JUDGMENT
DALTON, Chief Judge.
This case comes before this court on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed in forma pauperis by Earl Mack Williams, a state prisoner, pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241. The petition was filed on January 18, 1969.
Petitioner is currently serving a life sentence in the Virginia State Penitentiary pursuant to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County on March 5, 1954, wherein he was convicted of the crime of rape. The conviction resulted after a trial by jury in which the petitioner was represented by court appoint*858ed counsel and entered a plea…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- David Hampton Puckett v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Medberry v. PattersonDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1960
3Cited by4 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Dessus v. Commonwealth of Pa.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
- Losinno v. HendersonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- People v. CrossMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
- People v. CrossMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971