HINTON v. PEYTON

Civ. A. No. 68-C-55-R.

287 F.Supp. 363 (1968)

Lacy HINTON, Petitioner, v. C. C. PEYTON, Superintendent Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

United States District Court W. D. Virginia, Roanoke Division.

July 23, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald L. Baliles, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondent.


OPINION AND JUDGMENT

DALTON, Chief Judge.

This proceeding is before the court on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in forma pauperis on June 5, 1968, by Lacy Hinton, a prisoner of the State of Virginia, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241.

Petitioner is presently serving a twenty-eight year sentence following his conviction on July 18, 1944, in the Franklin County Circuit Court for robbery from the person with...

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