Legal Opinion
Ferguson v. Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 14, 1974No. Record 731034PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
On November 3, 1971, Herbert Levi Ferguson, having waived trial by jury, was convicted by the lower court on an indictment charging him with breaking and entering the storehouse of the Western Auto Store in Buena Vista with intent to commit larceny, and was sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a period of 4 years. Defendant did not appeal the judgment of conviction.
On May 22, 1972, Ferguson filed in the court below a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which he attacked his conviction. He alleged a denial to him of counsel at custodial interrogation and that the confession…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Slayton v. ParriganSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
- Brooks v. PeytonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1969
- Griffin v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
- Poole v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
- Smyth v. BunchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1960
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Herbert Levi Ferguson v. F. C. BoydCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Anthony Crowell v. Robert F. Zahradnick, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Ferguson v. BoydDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1975
- Anthony Crowell v. Robert F. Zahradnick, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Brock v. RobinsonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1975
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