Legal Opinion
Ted Williams v. Ira M. Coiner, Warden of the West Virginia State Penitentiary, Successor to Otto C. Boles
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1968No. 11184PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge:
Appealing the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, Williams, a West Virginia prisoner since 1936, raises two seemingly meritorious claims. He alleges that he is currently serving a life sentence on an unconstitutional recidivist charge premised in part upon two earlier felony convictions obtained when he was without benefit of counsel. Williams also alleges that because of his indigence he was deprived the right to appeal his 1936 conviction.
The threshold question is whether Williams is now serving a life sentence for armed robbery, as the District Court…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Graham v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by59 opinions
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- United States v. Randall Wilford PricepaulCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- William M. Gilday, Jr. v. Palmer C. ScafatiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
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