Legal Opinion
Sheftic v. Boles
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1967No. Nos. 10493, 10515PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOREMAN, Circuit Judge:
These are appeals from orders of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia denying habeas corpus relief to prisoners in custody of the State of West Virginia. Since the same legal issue is present in both cases we consider them together.
Petitioner, Runyon, was indicted on July 3, 1961, in the Circuit Court of Wayne County, West Virginia, for breaking and entering. Counsel was appointed to represent him at trial. He first pleaded not guilty but subsequently changed his plea to guilty and was sentenced to confinement in the state…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Wade v. MayoSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Bonnie June Hamric v. June R. Bailey, Superintendent of the West Virginia State Prison for WomenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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- McIntyre v. State of New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1971
- Benton v. CopingerDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1968
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