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Hale v. Cox
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided January 25, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-C-110-RPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DALTON, District Judge.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, Leroy Jones Hale petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus to terminate his alleged illegal confinement in the Virginia State Penitentiary. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis has been previously granted.
Petitioner is currently detained under a judgment of the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke imposed on June 23, 1958, in which he was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to a term of eighteen (18) years. At trial petitioner, represented by court-appointed counsel, entered a plea of guilty and was tried by the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Willis Lansing Ganger v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary, Appellant(two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Russell Judas Nelson v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Peyton v. KingSupreme Court of Virginia · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Davis v. SlaytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1973
- Hunt v. HagaDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1973