Legal Opinion
Hairston v. Cox
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided April 29, 1970No. Civ. A. Nos. 69-C-55-D, 70-C-6-DPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and JUDGMENT
DALTON, Chief Judge.
King Hairston, a state prisoner, has filed two petitions for a writ of habeas corpus seeking relief pursuant to 28 U.S. C. § 2241. The first (Civil Action No. 69-C-55-D) was filed with this court on September 30, 1969; the second (Civil Action No. 70-C-6-D) was filed on February 3, 1970. For purposes of expediency and efficiency, the two petitions are consolidated and judgment will herein be rendered on both.
By his petition, Hairston attacks a conviction in the Circuit Court of Henry County on April 8, 1942, for first degree murder. Petitioner,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Norris v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Turner v. FoucheSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Virginia v. RivesSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. Charles Hershel RadfordCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Hairston v. CoxDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1973
- Wilson v. CoxDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1970
- Woods v. BetoDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1971