Legal Opinion
Honesty v. Cox
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided January 13, 1972No. Civ. A. No. 71-C-32-RPublished
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 Raymond Franklin Honesty, a state prisoner, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
The petitioner is currently serving a total sentence of forty years pursuant to judgments of the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Virginia, imposed on June 22, 1966 for convictions of rape, grand larceny, robbery, and escape.
Because of the serious nature of the charges against him, two attorneys were appointed by the court to represent the petitioner. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Mickey E. Vanater v. Otto C. Boles, Warden of the West Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Eddie White, Sr. v. Vernon L. Pepersack, Warden, Maryland Penitentiary, the Hon. Thomas B. Finan, Attorney General of the State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Parks v. PeytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1969