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Johnson v. Coiner

District Court, S.D. West Virginia

Decided February 12, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 2563PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIE, District Judge:

This proceeding comes before the Court on a petition for habeas corpus filed in forma pauperis by Ravinell Johnson, a prisoner of the State of West Virginia, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241. Petitioner having exhausted his state court remedies, seeks relief in this court upon the following allegations:(1) That the trial court erred in allowing him to plead guilty before determining whether or not he was competent to make such a plea;(2) that he was coerced into a plea of guilty by his defense attorneys and the prosecuting attorney; and

(S) that he was…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. MacHibroda v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. United States Ex Rel. Tisi v. TodSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  4. Nathan Thomas v. W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
  5. Nathaniel Brown v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. WozniakIdaho Supreme Court · 1971
  2. Carrico v. GriffithWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Ashby v. CoxDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1972
  4. United States v. JohnsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1971
  5. United States ex rel. Mullenax v. BlankenshipDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1972

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