Legal Opinion
Cooper v. King
District Court, N.D. West Virginia
Decided July 16, 1969No. Civ. A. No. C-68-85-EPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MAXWELL, Chief Judge.
Petitioner, Velton Cooper, is presently on parole from the West Virginia Medium Security Prison from further execution of an indeterminate sentence of not less than one nor more than fifteen years. The sentence was imposed on January 18, 1966, by the Circuit Court of Fayette County, West Virginia, following his conviction after jury trial on the charge of burglary.
Petitioner has filed a petition for federal habeas corpus with this Court, alleging jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 2241 et seq., seeking relief from this state court conviction and sentence. This…
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