Legal Opinion
Walker v. Dillard
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided December 4, 1972No. Civ. A. 72-C-28-RPublishedCited by 3 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 in forma pauperis by Mary Walker, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The petition was filed in this court on February 22, 1972.
Petitioner is not presently serving a sentence. However, she was convicted on August 25, 1971 by the respondent of violating section 18.1-238 of the Code of Virginia. 1 She was sentenced to serve thirty days in jail, which sentence was suspended for six months, and required to pay a twenty-five dollar fine and costs.
Following her conviction, petitioner…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jones v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fiswick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Parker v. EllisSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Walker v. DillardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Pueschel v. LeubaDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1974
- Mary Walker v. The Hon. George B. Dillard, Judge, Municipal Court of RoanokeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975