Legal Opinion
Garrett v. Puckett
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided August 24, 1972No. Civ. A. 72-C-22-RPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND JUDGMENT
DALTON, District Judge.
This case comes before the court upon a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in forma pawperis by Wayne A. Garrett, formerly a state prisoner, pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241.
On February 11, 1972, when petitioner filed his petition, he was serving a sentence of six months in Bland Correctional Farm, Bland, Virginia, pursuant to a judgment of the Bland County Circuit Court, imposed on October 26, 1971, for assault and battery.
Petitioner contends that he was unable to employ a lawyer during the trial, that he was not told he was entitled to…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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