Legal Opinion
Joyce v. Cox
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided July 2, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 70-C-3-APublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND JUDGMENT
DALTON, Chief Judge.
This case comes before the court on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus *834filed in forma pauperis by Wayne Pell Joyce, a state prisoner, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The petition was filed with this court on January 26, 1970.
By this action, petitioner attacks convictions in the Circuit Court of Carroll County on nine indictments arising from a jail break. He has been sentenced to a total of sixty-one years imprisonment. Petitioner, represented by court-appointed counsel, was given separate trials on each indictment and entered a plea of not guilty in…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Johnson v. WyrickDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1974
- Ashby v. CoxDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1972