WILLIAMS v. COINER

Civ. A. No. C-68-13-E.

285 F.Supp. 397 (1968)

James Calvin WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. Ira M. COINER, Warden of the West Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

United States District Court N. D. West Virginia.

June 17, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milford L. Gibson, Elkins, W. Va., for petitioner.

C. Donald Robertson, Atty. Gen. of West Virginia, Morton I. Taber, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, W. Va., for respondent.


MAXWELL, Chief Judge.

Petitioner is currently serving a twenty-five year sentence in the West Virginia State Penitentiary at Moundsville. The sentence was imposed by the Common Pleas Court of Cabell County on February 28, 1964, after Petitioner had entered a plea of guilty to a charge of armed robbery.

Pursuant to Title 28, Section 2254, United States Code, Petitioner now seeks relief under federal habeas corpus. An attorney was appointed and an evidentiary...

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