Legal Opinion
Peer v. Skeen
District Court, N.D. West Virginia
Decided October 15, 1952No. 607-WPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATKINS, District Judge.
Petitioner was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Criminal Court of Harrison County, West Virginia, under the West Virginia Habitual Criminal Act, Code, 61-11-18 et seq. This is a petition for writ of habeas corpus against the warden of the state penitentiary, petitioner claiming that he is now illegally detained. Petitioner also asks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. This court appointed four able and experienced attorneys to represent him. The attorneys appointed were Carl Bachmann, C. Lee Spillers, Wayne Brooks and Lester Hess. These attorneys have gone to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Graham v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- State v. GrahamWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
- The People v. LawrenceIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
- United States ex rel. Collins v. WardenDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1952
3Cited by5 opinions
- Tyson v. HeningSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
- United States Ex Rel. Clark v. SkeenDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1954
- Velarde v. ZavarasSupreme Court of Colorado · 1998
- United States Ex Rel. Lawson v. SkeenDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1956
- Cannon v. SkeenDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1954