Legal Opinion
Carter v. Peyton
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided December 27, 1966No. Civ. A. No. 66-C-29-LPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*702OPINION and JUDGMENT
DALTON, Chief Judge.
This case comes before the court upon a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed by a State prisoner in forma pauperis, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
Petitioner is currently serving a term of twenty years at State Farm, Virginia, pursuant to a conviction for second degree murder by the Circuit Court of Campbell County, Rustburg, Virginia, on October 14, 1963. At his trial before a jury, petitioner was represented by counsel of his own choosing. No appeal was taken from his conviction.
A habeas corpus hearing was conducted by the State…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Dowd v. United States Ex Rel. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Cabaniss v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- In Re MartinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
- David Hampton Puckett v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Joseph E. Magee v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Cox v. PeytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1968
- Henson v. PeytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1968
- Napier v. PeytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1968
- Ringley v. PeytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1968