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VIA v. PEYTON

Civ. A. No. 69-C-35-D.

306 F.Supp. 1153 (1969)

Fred Douglas VIA, Petitioner, v. C. C. PEYTON, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

December 18, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred Douglas Via, pro se.

W. Luke Witt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondent.

OPINION

WIDENER, District Judge.

This proceeding comes before the court on a petition for habeas corpus filed in forma pauperis by Fred Douglas Via, a prisoner of the State of Virginia, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2241.

Petitioner is presently serving a 20-year sentence in the Virginia State Penitentiary, following his conviction on March 21, 1964, in the Corporation Court for the City of Danville, Virginia, for murder in...

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