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HANCOCK v. SLAYTON

Civ. A. No. 72-C-44-R.

341 F.Supp. 436 (1972)

John Asa HANCOCK, Jr., Petitioner, v. A. E. SLAYTON, Jr., Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

April 27, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Kulp, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondent.

OPINION AND JUDGMENT

DALTON, District Judge.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 John Asa Hancock, Jr., proceeding in forma pauperis, has petitioned this court for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner, after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing, was indicted on March 7, 1966 for grand larceny. He was tried by the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced on March 22, 1966 to four years in the state penitentiary...

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