Legal Opinion
Hancock v. Slayton
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided April 27, 1972No. Civ. A. 72-C-44-RPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND JUDGMENT
DALTON, District Judge.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 John Asa Hancock, Jr., proceeding in forma pauperis, has petitioned this court for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner, after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing, was indicted on March 7, 1966 for grand larceny. He was tried by the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced on March 22, 1966 to four years in the state penitentiary.
The petitioner’s action for writ of habeas corpus was filed on April 28, 1971 in the Hustings Court of Roanoke and was amended on June 2, 1971. His…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Russell Judas Nelson v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Earl Wynn v. Ray H. Page, Warden, Oklahoma State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Thomas Russell Crow v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- St. Clair v. CoxDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1970
- Camm v. PeytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1969
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Nail v. SlaytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1972
- Davis v. SlaytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1973
- Grey v. SlaytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1972
- Hatfield v. OliverDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1973
- Riscard v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1972
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