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Weatherman v. Peyton

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided August 9, 1968No. Civ. A. 68-C-33-DPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, Chief Judge.

This ease comes before this court upon a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in forma pauperis, by James Curtis Weatherman, a state prisoner, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The case was transferred to this court from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on June 18, 1968.

Petitioner is currently serving a term of fifty years in the Virginia State Penitentiary pursuant to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Henry County on April 24, 1961, wherein he was convicted for the crime of armed robbery. On May 8, 1961,…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  5. Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. AikenNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. State v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1971
  3. Manning v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969
  4. Curtis Langford v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  5. Curtis Langford v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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