Legal Opinion
Vaughn v. Virginia
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided December 19, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 69-C-46-DPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WIDENER, District Judge.
This proceeding is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in forma pauperis under the provisions of 28 U. S.C. § 2241 by William Mitchell Vaughn.
Petitioner was convicted in the Circuit Court of Halifax County, Virginia, on March 17, 1942, of second degree murder. He was sentenced to serve fifteen years in the penitentiary. Subsequent to two escapes, the petitioner was paroled on December 28, 1948, after having served six years and nine months of his fifteen year sentence.
In July 1954, petitioner, while on parole for the Virginia offense, was convicted in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Anderson v. CorallSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Zerbst v. KidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
3Cited by2 opinions
- Hartwell v. JacksonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1975
- Oglesby v. LeekeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1974