Legal Opinion
Joseph E. Magee v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1965No. 9641_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SPENCER BELL, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner appeals from a district court order dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus without a plenary hearing. Joseph E. Magee was found guilty of murder on April 12, 1961, by a jury in the Court of Hustings of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, and received a sentence of life imprisonment. On April 14, 1961, he wrote a letter from jail to the judge who presided at his trial in which the following statement appeared: “Your honor if possible will you write me a letter and let me know if I have any rights for another trial or not.” On May 1,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Russell Judas Nelson v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Commonwealth ex rel. Robinson v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Cabaniss v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- St. Clair v. CoxDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1970
- Donnell v. SwensonDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1966
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