Legal Opinion
Potts v. Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 27, 1972No. Record 8061PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
Kenneth Frank Potts appeals from a judgment order entered by the trial court on December 29, 1971, denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The sole question for our determination is whether Argersinger v. Hamlin, 407 U.S. 25 (1972), requiring appointment of counsel for indigent defendants in certain misdemeanor cases, shall be given retrospective effect.
On March 11, 1968, Potts was tried by the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of the City of Richmond and convicted of willful failure to support his infant daughter. Pursuant to Code § 20-61 he was sentenced to a term of 12 months…
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