Legal Opinion
Stokes v. Slayton
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided March 23, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-C-47-L, 72-C-2-LPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND JUDGMENT
DALTON, District Judge.
This case comes before the court upon petitions for a writ of habeas corpus filed in forma pauperis by Raymond Earl Stokes, a state prisoner, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Stokes originally filed both petitions, one on November 4, 1971, and the other on December 8, 1971, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The petitions were ordered transferred to this court and, because they raised common issues of law and fact, they have been consolidated for consideration.
Petitioner was convicted of malicious vounding in the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Peyton v. KingSupreme Court of Virginia · 1969
- Clyde W. Jenkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
- St. Clair v. CoxDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1970
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Stokes v. SlaytonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973