Legal Opinion
Rees v. Peyton
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 10, 1964No. Civ. A. 2970-MPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, District Judge.
Melvin Davis Rees, Jr., now confined in the Virginia State Penitentiary pursuant to a judgment and sentence of execution of the Circuit Court of Spot-sylvania County, Virginia, seeks his release via a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that said judgment and sentence are illegal and in derogation of his civil rights, privileges and immunities secured by the Constitution 1 of the United States. He grounds his claim upon the refusal of the Circuit Court of Spotsylvania County to order his transfer from the State Penitentiary at Richmond to the City Jail in Fredericksburg…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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- Rideau v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Rees v. PeytonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Melvin Davis Rees, Jr. v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- In re FreezeDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1964
- State v. KindermanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
- State v. KindermanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
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