Legal Opinion
Whorley v. Brilhart
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided May 23, 1973No. Civ. A. 196-73-RPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
This case presents the unique and difficult question of an interaction of two federal remedies, habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § Í983. On September 26, 1969, Charles William Whorley was tried and convicted in the Municipal Court of the City of Lynch-burg, Virginia, of driving while under the influence of intoxicants, second offense. He was sentenced to jail for thirty days,, which he has served, and fined $200.00, which he has paid. On November 4, 1970, the Honorable William W. Sweeney, Judge of the…
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