Legal Opinion
Grace v. Peyton
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 16, 1967No. Record 6461PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
Kearney P. Grace, a convict in the Virginia State Penitentiary, invoking the original jurisdiction of this Court, filed herein his habeas corpus petition pro se on April 24, 1965. He alleged a long series of arrests, convictions, and sentences to terms in the penitentiary; that the records kept by C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary, the respondent, were “so confused that he (Grace) does not know for sure which sentence he is now serving;” that he is presently detained unlawfully by virtue of a sentence imposed on him by the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Peyton v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- McDorman v. SmythSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
- Smyth v. MidgettSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
- Wilborn v. SaundersSupreme Court of Virginia · 1938
- Hudson v. YouellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1942
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Peyton v. ChristianSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
- Thacker v. PeytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1968
- Clyde Mason Thacker v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Turner v. EwingWinchester County Circuit Court · 2003
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