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JORDAN v. SLAYTON

Civ. A. No. 71-C-111-R.

344 F.Supp. 818 (1972)

George W. JORDAN, Petitioner, v. A. E. SLAYTON, Jr., Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

May 3, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Shepherd, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondent.

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, District Judge.

George W. Jordan petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus to terminate his alleged illegal confinement in the Virginia prison system. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis has been granted.

Petitioner is currently serving a four year sentence in the State Penitentiary imposed by the Circuit Court of Richmond under the state recidivist statute, Va.Code Ann. § 53-296. He now contests the...

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