Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Bass
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided May 6, 1986No. Record No. 0082-84PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KEENAN, J.
Derick L. Peterson appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On October 11, 1984, the Circuit Court for the City of Hampton dismissed Peterson’s petition which challenged his detention for convictions of capital murder, robbery, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Several assignments of error have been raised. However, we are confronted initially with a question of jurisdiction. One of the convictions underlying appellant’s habeas petition is for capital murder. We conclude from a review of our jurisdictional statutes, and the Supreme…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Cantrell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988
- Fitzgerald v. BassCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988
- Dawud Majid Mu'min v. Samuel v. Pruett, Warden, Mecklenburg Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Derick Lynn Peterson v. Edward W. Murray, Director of the Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Wolfe v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988
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