Legal Opinion
Chittum v. Cunningham
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided April 8, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 71-C-27-RPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and JUDGMENT
DALTON, Chief Judge.
This case comes before the court upon a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed by counsel on behalf of Alvin Junior Chittum, a state prisoner, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner is presently serving three sentences totalling thirteen years in accordance with the judgments imposed by the Circuit Court for the County of Roanoke, Virginia on September 13, 1968 for the abduction of Donald Henry McBroom and the abduction and attempted rape of Lisa Dell Tench. In the trial of these charges, petitioner was represented by counsel,…
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- George C. Schwab v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Mason McCoy v. E. H. Tucker, Warden, West Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Howard v. CravenDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Paul G. Robinson v. Joseph PonteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Chittum v. CunninghamDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1971