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BLALOCK v. MARKLEY

154 S.E.2d 158 (1967)

207 Va. 1003

Dr. Joseph R. BLALOCK, Supt., etc. v. Mervin Michael MARKLEY, Jr.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 24, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard N. Harris, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen., on brief), for plaintiff in error.

D. Burke Graybeal, Marion, for defendant in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and BUCHANAN, SNEAD, I'ANSON, CARRICO and GORDON, JJ.

I'ANSON, Justice.

On July 19, 1965, Mervin Michael Markley, Jr.,1 filed in the Circuit Court of Smyth County a petition for a writ of habeas corpus against Dr. Joseph R. Blalock, superintendent of Southwestern State Hospital, asserting, among other things, that he was not and never had been mentally ill or insane, and praying for his release from the hospital. After a hearing, the trial court was of opinion that Markley was sane, and ...

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