Legal Opinion

A. B. Farmer v. Orel J. Skeen, Warden of the West Virginia State Penitentiary, Moundsville, West Virginia

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided May 25, 1955No. 6987_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal from an order dismissing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus by a prisoner serving a sentence under the judgment of a West Virginia state court. See Farmer v. Skeen, D.C., 125 F.Supp. 549; Ex parte Farmer, 123 W.Va. 304, 14 S.E.2d 910; United States ex rel. Farmer v. Skeen, D.C., 107 F.Supp. 877; Id., 4 Cir., 203 F.2d 950. We have no jurisdiction of the appeal for failure of the appellant to secure the certificate of probable cause required by 28 U.S.C. § 2253. An examination of the record before us shows that that appellant is not entitled to such certificate and that…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ex Parte FarmerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1941
  2. United States Ex Rel. Farmer v. SkeenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1953
  3. United States ex rel. Farmer v. SkeenDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1952
  4. Farmer v. SkeenDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1954

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Mason McCoy v. E. H. Tucker, Warden, West Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
  2. Richard Edward Madison v. Ralph H. Tahash, Warden Minnesota State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
  3. United States Ex Rel. Lawson v. SkeenDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1956

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