Legal Opinion
Martin v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1965No. 9613PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge.
In June, 1960, James E. Martin was convicted in the Hustings Court of the City of Richmond, Virginia, of second-degree murder and sentenced to imprisonment for fifteen years. He concedes the validity of the conviction and sentence. Had this been his only conviction, he would have become eligible for consideration for parole in 1963. However, while serving his sentence, Martin escaped from a prison camp and was thereafter convicted of escape and grand larceny for which he was sentenced to terms of imprisonment of five and three years respectively, service of these…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- McNally v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Ex Parte HullSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Chandler v. Warden FretagSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Willis Lansing Ganger v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary, Appellant(two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- United States of America Ex Rel. Benigno Marrero v. Warden, Lewisburg PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Rowe v. PeytonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- James Edward Martin v. Commonwealth of Virginia and C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- William Joe Johnson v. Harry S. Avery, Commissioner of Correction, and C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Tennessee State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
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