Legal Opinion
Day v. Peyton
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided July 9, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 69-C-11-LPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and JUDGMENT
DALTON, Chief Judge.
This case comes before the court on a petition for habeas corpus filed by Earl Day who is currently confined to the Virginia State Penitentiary as a result of the sentence imposed on April 7, 1955, in the Corporation Court, Lynchburg, Virginia on the charge of attempted rape after a plea of guilty and for a term of life.
The petition, filed in forma pauperis pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241, was originally filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and transferred to this court by order dated March 21,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Day v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1955
- Coltrane v. TempletonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1901
- Lam v. PeytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1967
- Holloway v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Durham v. BlankenshipDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1978