Legal Opinion
Arden Francis Blanks, Jr. v. W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Etc., and Courtland C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1969No. 12569_1PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Per curiam
Arden Francis Blanks, Jr., appeals from an order dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Blanks, a prisoner in the Virginia penitentiary, claims that prison guards have subjected him to punishment that violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. 1
In Landman v. Peyton, 370 F.2d 135 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 385 U.S. 881, 87 S.Ct. 168, 17 L.Ed.2d 108 (1966), complaints concerning general conditions in the prison’s maximum security building were reviewed after a plenary hearing in the district court. We agree with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ex Parte HullSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- James G. McCloskey v. State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- Clarence R. Edwards v. John B. Duncan, D.C. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Robert Jewell Landman, Sr. v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Patrick John Hirons v. Director, Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
3Cited by37 opinions
- Russell B. Vinnedge v. G. W. Gibbs, Superintendent of Jails, Department of Corrections for the State of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Bowring v. GodwinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Oxendine v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Albert Russell v. C.C. Sheffer, Superintendent Botetourt Correctional Unit, and Carolyn Maupia, L.P.N., Botetourt Correctional UnitCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Landman v. RoysterDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
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