Legal Opinion
Mapson v. Cox
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided May 21, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 70-C-7-CPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND JUDGMENT
DALTON, Chief Judge.
This proceeding comes before the court on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in forma pauperis by Eugene Samuel Mapson, a state prisoner, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The petition was transferred from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond, and filed herein on the 12th of March, 1970.
Petitioner Mapson is currently serving a life sentence in the Virginia State Penitentiary pursuant to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the City of Charlottesville, imposed on October 27, 1965, for first-degree…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Robert J. Grundler and Joseph L. Jelly v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
- Snyder v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1961
- Jesse Root v. W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Peyton v. KingSupreme Court of Virginia · 1969
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Ex Parte WilliamsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Ex Parte MartinCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Ashby v. CoxDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1972
- Ex Parte MartinCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Layne v. GathrightDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1973