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PATTERSON v. SLAYTON

Civ. A. No. 71-C-69-R.

331 F.Supp. 564 (1971)

Robert E. PATTERSON, Petitioner, v. A. E. SLAYTON, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

September 13, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, District Judge.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, Robert Early Patterson petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus to terminate his confinement in the Virginia State Penitentiary. By order dated June 4, 1971 this court granted a transfer of the petition from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to be filed herein. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis has been granted.

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