Legal Opinion
James R. Whiting v. Charles P. Chew, Director, Parole Board, Richmond, Virginia
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 4, 1960No. 7975_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.
A prisoner in the Ohio State Penitentiary, James R. Whiting, filed a petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, naming Charles P. Chew, the Director of the Virginia Parole Board, as defendant. The District Court dismissed the petition, and Whiting appeals.
The allegations of the petition are meagre, and do not clearly disclose the grounds upon which the writ is sought. Amplifying the allegations by independent search of the records, the facts appear to be as follows. In 1938, the appellant was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Ahrens v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Bert Strand, Sheriff of San Diego County, State of California v. William SchmittrothCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Crow v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Weber v. SquierSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
3Cited by15 opinions
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- Bobby Ray Allen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- John R. Jones v. W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Superintendent of Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
- Eugene Loyd Webb v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Rose v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1973
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