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JAMES v. COX

Civ. A. No. 5999-R.

323 F.Supp. 15 (1971)

William Henry JAMES v. J. D. COX, Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary.

United States District Court, E. D. Virginia, Richmond Division.

February 9, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack H. Spain, Jr., of Hunton, Williams, Gay, Powell & Gibson, for petitioner.

Vann H. Lefcoe, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

MEMORANDUM

MERHIGE, District Judge.

William Henry James brought this habeas corpus action pro se. A central question is the constitutionality of procedures whereby the jurisdiction of the Richmond, Virginia, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court over James was waived after a hearing at which James had no lawyer, and charges against him were certified to a court of record for trial. The issue of remedy, if the hearing was inadequate, arises as well. In addition...

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