Legal Opinion
Darnell v. Peyton
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 22, 1968No. Record 6666PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEggleston, C.J.
On March 3, 1965 Raymond Darnell filed in the court below a petition for a writ of habeas corpus attacking his current detention. Attached to the petition was an affidavit by Darnell that he “is without funds * * * to procure counsel to assist him in the proceedings of the prosecution of his writ” and that he “desires to be permitted to proceed in forma pauperis and to have counsel appointed for him.” His request for the appointment of counsel was denied by the lower court and the petitioner represented himself at a hearing held on May 3, 1965. The record before us contains no transcript of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. Jacob Wissenfeld, Relator-Appellant v. Walter H. Wilkins, Warden, Attica State Prison, Attica, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Edward J. Dillon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Edward Barker v. The State of OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Bernard E. Laclair v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
- Fred Cullins v. Sherman H. Crouse, Warden, Kansas State Penitentiary, Lansing, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Murray v. GiarratanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Honore v. Washington State Board of Prison Terms & ParolesWashington Supreme Court · 1970
- Arey v. PeytonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1968
- Giarratano v. MurrayDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1986
- Howard v. Warden of the Buckingham Correctional CenterSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
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