Legal Opinion
Linda Patrice Hailey v. William B. Dorsey, Sheriff of the City of Williamsburg
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1978No. 77-1634PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought to challenge the legality of a jail sentence given a juvenile offender.
The appellant, Linda Patrice Hailey, was found “not innocent” of assault and battery, on one of her teachers, by the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for the County of James City, Virginia. That court entered a judgment in which it found that “the defendant cannot be controlled or induced to lead a correct life by use of the various disciplinary and corrective measures available to the court.” Therefore, the…
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- Colten v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by43 opinions
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