Tweedy v. Slayton

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, District Judge.

Upon remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the petition of Lawrence E. Tweedy for a writ of habeas corpus is again before the court.

Tweedy pleaded guilty to and was convicted of statutory burglary (two counts) and the unauthorized use of an automobile (four counts) in the Corporation Court of the City of Lynchburg on December 15, 1965. The court set punishment at two years on each count but suspended ten of the twelve years during his good behavior with five years probation. Because of a subsequent conviction for…