Jones v. Slayton

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, District Judge.

This case comes before the court upon a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed in forma pauperis by Cornell W. Jones, a state prisoner, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241.

The petitioner is currently serving two consecutive five-year sentences imposed by the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke for convictions of possession and sale of heroin. The first of these convictions, entered on June 24, 1969, is under attack in the petition before this court. At his trial, the petitioner was represented by counsel and entered a plea of not…