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Hall v. Cox

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided February 16, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 70-C-65-DPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, Chief Judge.

This case arises on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus which has been filed in forma pauperis and transferred to this district by order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Hall alleges that two convictions of breaking and entering and grand larceny were obtained by unconstitutional means. At the trial of these offenses the petitioner was represented by two court-appointed attorneys. He pled not guilty to both charges and was tried by a jury, which imposed consecutive sentences of two and three years on the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Yates v. PeytonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
  3. State v. SimmonsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947
  4. May v. PeytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1967
  5. James Frasia May v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. United States v. Lamont S. Carter, United States of America v. Jerome R. Patterson, United States of America v. Jerome R. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  3. Donald A. Bentley, Jr. v. Roger W. Crist, Warden of Montana State Prison, and the State of MontanaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
  4. Frank M. Gaito, C-7482 v. Joseph R. BrierleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
  5. Carroll v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975

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