Legal Opinion
Manns v. Allman
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided April 5, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 71-C-28-RPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and JUDGMENT
DALTON, Chief Judge.
On December 28, 1970 the petitioner was convicted, despite his plea of not guilty, of disorderly conduct by the Municipal Court for the City of Roanoke, a court not of record. He received a sentence of ninety (90) days in jail and a $300 fine which he appealed, pursuant to Va.Code Ann. §§ 16.1-132, 16.1-136 (Repl.Vol.1960), to the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke. At this de novo trial petitioner again pled not guilty and was tried by a jury, which again convicted him of the charge and set his punishment at six months in jail and a $300 fine.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Thurman E. Wood v. Maj. Fred Ross, Supt. Of Caledonia Prison Farm, Wayne Claude Rice v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- Evans v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1969
- Britt v. TollettDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1970
3Cited by5 opinions
- Colten v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lewis E. Terry v. Superintendent of Field Unit 9Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Griffith v. KerkhoffDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1972
- Colten v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Manns v. AllmanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973