Legal Opinion
Towe T. Aston v. Warden, Powhatan Correctional Center, Towe T. Aston v. Warden, Powhatan Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1978No. 77-2408 and 77-2409PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Without a plenary hearing, the district court granted the application of Towe T. Aston for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that he had been denied his sixth amendment right to a fair and impartial trial. At the same time, it rejected Aston’s contention that he had been prejudiced at his trial by the use of an unqualified interpreter. 1 Virginia appeals and Aston cross-appeals. We find no merit in the cross-appeal; and since the issue of the qualifications of the interpreter is purely factual, we do not discuss it further. 2 While we think that if Aston can sustain…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Walker v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Groppi v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. John Edward Jones, A/K/A Liddy Jones, A/K/A Malik Shariff, United States of America v. Robert Avon Jones, A/K/A BobbyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Jones v. WellhamCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- State v. BartsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
- Carl Miller, Artis P. McClain and Larry Campanella Clark v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- James W. Willett v. State of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States of America Ex Rel. Robert Gorham v. Gayle Franzen and James GreerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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