SAUNDERS v. SLAYTON

Civ. A. No. 72-C-95-R.

348 F.Supp. 547 (1972)

Melvin Douglas SAUNDERS, Petitioner, v. A. E. SLAYTON, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

September 26, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondent.


OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, District Judge.

Melvin Douglas Saunders, who is currently serving a ten year sentence for grand larceny, has petitioned this court for a writ of habeas corpus. He alleges the following errors in support of his petition: 1) insufficient evidence, 2) false and perjured testimony, 3) denial of his right to an impartial trial, and 4) ineffective counsel.

Neither of petitioner's first two grounds raises the necessary federal...

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