Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Muncy
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided January 15, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-0102(D)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and JUDGMENT
DALTON, District Judge.
Eugene Thomas, an inmate at Powhatan Correctional Center, State Farm, Virginia, has filed this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Read liberally, his petition appears to make the following allegations.
1) He was illegally arrested within the Danville City Limits by County law enforcement officers.
2) His counsel was ineffective because (a) counsel offered no evidence on behalf of petitioner and (b) petitioner was not allowed the right to testify at trial.
3) Petitioner was mentally incompetent to stand trial.
4) The alleged murder weapon was…
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- Robert J. Grundler and Joseph L. Jelly v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Cartera v. MitchellDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1982
- Wanner v. SatranDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 1986