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HERNDON v. SUPERINTENDENT, VIRGINIA STATE FARM

Civ. A. No. 208-71-R.

351 F.Supp. 1356 (1972)

Davis A. HERNDON v. SUPERINTENDENT, VIRGINIA STATE FARM.

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

December 13, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry M. Taylor, Jr., Richmond, Va., for plaintiff.

Vann H. Lefcoe, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Virginia, Richmond, Va., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM

MERHIGE, District Judge.

This case presents the issue of whether a misdemeanant, convicted without benefit of counsel in violation of his Sixth Amendment rights, may in a habeas action recover from the State fines levied in punishment for said conviction.

David Herndon brings this action, alleging jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, to redress allegedly illegal misdemeanor convictions for discharging a firearm in public, driving...

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