Legal Opinion
Smith v. Logan
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided April 29, 1970No. Civ. A. 70-C-6-HPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY DISMISSAL
DALTON, Chief Judge.
In November, 1962, petitioner was convicted of murder by the Circuit Court of Shenandoah County and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment. Petitioner is presently confined in the Virginia Penal system as a result of this conviction.
This petition was filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against William H. Logan, a former Commonwealth Attorney of Shenandoah County, and Luke Witt, an Assistant Attorney General of Virginia, for the alleged use of perjured testimony to convict petitioner. The petition appears to have a twofold purpose — an injunction against the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Nathan Thomas v. W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Reginald D. Still v. G. Raymond NicholsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- Roy Lee Smartt v. Harry S. Avery, Commissioner of Corrections and C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Tennessee State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- Greene v. State of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Martin v. RoachDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Thomas A. Guerro v. Roger F. Mulhearn, Ralph F. Andrews v. Kathy Decote YoungCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- John Fulford v. Frank Klein, Etc., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Clark v. ZimmermanDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
- Robert Irwin Gwin v. Wayne Snow, Jr., Robert I. Gwin v. Mobley HowellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Holsey v. BassDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1981
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