Legal Opinion
Muse v. Slayton
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided October 15, 1971No. Civ. A. 71-C-105-RPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and JUDGMENT
DALTON, District Judge.
Raymond Lee Muse, a state prisoner, brings this action for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 and 2254. The petition was originally filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and, by order dated August 25, 1971, was transferred to this court. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis has been previously granted.
Petitioner is presently serving concurrent life sentences in the Virginia State Penitentiary pursuant to a judgment of the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke, imposed on March 4, 1968, for two…
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