Ringley v. Peyton

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, Chief Judge.

This case comes before the court upon a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed in forma pauperis by a state prisoner pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

Petitioner is currently serving a term of sixty years in the Virginia State Pen*103itentiary, following his conviction for robbery in the Circuit Court of Washington County on October 13, 1955. At his trial, petitioner was represented by counsel employed by his family. Petitioner waived his right to a jury trial and entered a plea of guilty.

A habeas corpus hearing was conducted by the state court in…