Peyton v. Ellyson

C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary, appellant, appealed from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Prince William County awarding Jessie J. Ellyson, sometimes hereinafter called defendant, a writ of habeas corpus and adjudicating that a twelve-year sentence imposed upon him for robbery, under which he was being detained, is null and void.

Initially, defendant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus was filed in this court. We awarded him a writ returnable to the Circuit Court of Prince William County for a hearing and a determination of the matters set forth in his…