Legal Opinion
Ferguson v. Boyd
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided June 3, 1975No. Civ. A. No. 75-0011PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and JUDGMENT
DALTON, District Judge.
Herbert Levi Ferguson, petitioner, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging the validity of his conviction for breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny by the Circuit Court of Buena Vista on November 3, 1971. Although petitioner has served his jail sentence of four years, he is currently detained pursuant to a recidivist conviction by the Circuit Court of Richmond on July 19, 1972, and since his conviction for breaking and entering was necessarily a basis for the recidivist conviction, petitioner is currently detained…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Elmer Davis, Jr. v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- Ferguson v. Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiarySupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
3Cited by2 opinions
- Herbert Levi Ferguson v. F. C. BoydCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Herbert Levi Ferguson v. F. C. BoydCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977