Legal Opinion
Noe v. Cox
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided December 22, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 70-C-12-HPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WIDENER, District Judge.
Petitioner, a Virginia state prisoner, seeks relief by way of writ of habeas corpus pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C., § 2241. The relevant facts are as follows:
On January 2, 1957, petitioner pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary in the Circuit Court of Bedford County, Virginia, and was sentenced to a term of twelve years. On July 6, 1965, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia voided the Bedford County conviction. Petitioner was retried and convicted again, but this second conviction was reversed by the Virginia Supreme…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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