Legal Opinion
Chester A. Hawks v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1966No. 10608PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT V. BRYAN, Circuit Judge:
On habeas corpus from the District Court Chester A. Hawks, a felon in the Virginia penitentiary, was ordered retried or released, and the State appeals. We reverse.
In 1966, several years after his conviction of murder with a life sentence, Hawks appropriately petitioned the Federal court for discharge on the ground that he was insane at the time of trial, January 6, 1959. Disclaiming any finding of mental incompetency either when tried or when he committed the homicide, or a finding of Hawks’ inability to assist in his defense, the District Court ordered his…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Nathan Thomas v. W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- United States v. Leroy KendrickCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- John Buck Jacobs, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Tilton v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1955
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3Cited by22 opinions
- United States v. Larry KnohlCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Roland Tyler v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Hawks v. CoxSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
- Brizendine v. SwensonDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1969
- Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
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