Legal Opinion
Slayton v. Weinberger
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 5, 1973No. Record 8043PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harman, J.*
delivered the opinion of the court.
The trial court granted a writ of habeas corpus upon the petition of Charles Jack Weinberger (Weinberger or defendant), thereby setting aside an order of the Circuit Court of Chesterfield County of October 3, 1969, convicting Weinberger of performing an illegal abortion and sentencing him to confinement in the penitentiary for a term of ten years. We awarded a writ of error.
The trial judge, as required by Code § 8-596 (b) (5), made the following findings of fact and conclusions of law as his basis for finding ineffective representation and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jesse Root v. W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- John Everett Horne v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Peyton v. FieldsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
- Hoffler v. PeytonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
- Peyton v. EllysonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Stokes v. Warden, Powhatan Correctional CenterSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
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- M. W. Worley Construction Co. v. Hungerford, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1974
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