Legal Opinion
Bentley v. Cox
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 23, 1981No. Civ. A. 80-0049-RPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
WARRINER, District Judge.
Joseph Lewis Bentley, an inmate confined at the Powhatan Correctional Center, brings this petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petitioner, who is represented by counsel, challenges the validity of a judgment of the Circuit Court of Chesterfield County. On 7 October 1977, he was convicted of possession of LSD with intent to distribute and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. He was sentenced to 10 years on each count.
The petitioner contends that the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to support…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Ritter v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
- Gillis v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States v. Richard Lowell Stratton, Steven Parness, Leonard Parness, and Bernard FarbarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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- United States v. Cornelius FranklinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Peterson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
- Watson v. NixDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1982
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