Legal Opinion
Tweedy v. Slayton
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided July 3, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 71-C-24-LPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and JUDGMENT
DALTON, District Judge.
By his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which has been filed in forma pauperis, Lawrence E. Tweedy complains of certain convictions imposed upon him by the Corporation Court of the City of Lynchburg. On December 15, 1965 he was convicted in that court upon his pleas of guilty to two counts of statutory burglary and four counts of unauthorized use of an automobile. The court set punishment at two years on each count but suspended ten of the twelve years during his good behavior with five years of probation. Unfortunately he was unable to live up…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Orsini v. ReinckeDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1968
- United States of America Ex Rel. Barney P. Bennett v. Frank J. Pate, Warden, Illinois State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
3Cited by1 opinion
- Tweedy v. SlaytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1972