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HOUSTON v. PEYTON

Civ. A. No. 68-C-66-R.

297 F.Supp. 717 (1969)

Larry James HOUSTON, Petitioner, v. C. C. PEYTON, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

March 17, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. White, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondent.

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, Chief Judge.

Larry James Houston petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus claiming that his convictions in the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke, on April 19, 1968, were in violation of his constitutional rights. He was indicted on four counts of forgery and three counts of uttering, and after a plea of not guilty and a jury trial he was convicted on all counts and sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment. A previous...

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