Legal Opinion
Hawks v. Cox
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 15, 1970No. Record 7428PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
Petitioner, Chester Albert Hawks, was convicted of murder in the first degree in the Circuit Court of Carroll County on January 6, 1959. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the State Penitentiary, where he is now confined. No appeal was taken but Hawks has been busily engaged in filing habeas corpus petitions in state and federal courts challenging his detention.
Hawks filed his present petition for a writ of habeas corpus in forma pauperis in this court on June 30, 1969. The usual order was entered requiring respondent, James D. Cox, to show cause why the writ should not issue.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Salinger v. LoiselSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- State ex rel. Beckett v. BolesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1964
- Ex parte SettleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1913
- Henry C. Alford v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- Mir Aimal Kasi v. Ronald J. Angelone, Director of the Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
- Mackall v. AngeloneCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Correll v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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