Jack D. Morgan v. Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Halifax County, Virginia, and Virginia Penal Systems, Richmond, Virginia

MEMORANDUM DECISION:

Petitioner, Jack D. Morgan was convicted of the crime of non-support, a misdemeanor, and was sentenced by the Halifax County, Virginia, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court to a twelve month term of imprisonment. Morgan did not appeal this conviction and has not sought state post conviction relief. Morgan subsequently sought habeas corpus relief in the district court contending that he was denied counsel at his trial. The district court dismissed the petition for failure to exhaust state remedies and this appeal followed.

We do not feel that the exhaustion of remedies…