ROBERTS v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

Civ. A. No. 69-C-20-H.

317 F.Supp. 1311 (1970)

Thomas R. ROBERTS, Petitioner, v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

October 20, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Roberts pro se.

Overton P. Pollard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondent.


OPINION

WIDENER, District Judge.

Petitioner, Thomas R. Roberts, is in custody of the Commonwealth of Virginia pursuant to two judgments and sentences imposed by the Circuit Court of Augusta County on May 1, 1968, after entering pleas of guilty to both charges. He is serving concurrent sentences of eighteen years for statutory burglary and ten years for possession of burglary tools. He seeks relief by way of habeas corpus.

Petitioner and three companions...

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