Legal Opinion
Dobbs v. Wallace
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 1974No. 13394; 13398PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Caplan, Chief Justice:
Invoking the original jurisdiction of this Court, the petitioners, Mike E. Preston and Joseph Timothy Dobbs, in separate petitions, each seek a writ of habeas corpus contending that he is being illegally detained by the warden of the state penitentiary in violation of his constitutional rights. Since each petition presents *407identical issues, both will be considered and disposed of in his opinion.
Writs were issued by this Court in each of these cases, returnable on October 2, 1973, and counsel was appointed to represent the petitioners. The Attorney General, appearing for…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by26 opinions
- State v. BurtonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
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- Louk v. HaynesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1976
- State Ex Rel. Partain v. OakleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. DudickWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
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