Legal Opinion
Gerald R. Hooper v. D.A. Garraghty, Warden Attorney General of the State of Virginia
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1988No. 86-7295PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
Gerald R. Hooper appeals from the district court judgment denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In 1979 a Martinsville, Virginia grand jury indicted Hooper on charges of murder, malicious wounding, and using a firearm in the commission of a felony. Hooper was indigent, and the Virginia state court appointed two attorneys to represent him. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Hooper pled guilty to a reduced charge of second degree murder and to the two other charges. He was sentenced to serve three consecutive terms totaling forty-one years. In the district court…
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