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MARTIN v. LEVERETTE

No. 14082.

244 S.E.2d 39 (1978)

William T. MARTIN, Jr. v. Bobby J. LEVERETTE, Superintendent, West Virginia Penitentiary as successor to Arthur L. McKenzie.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

May 10, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shaffer & Wiley, Edwin B. Wiley, Princeton, for plaintiff in error.

Chauncey H. Browning, Jr., Atty. Gen., David F. Greene, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for defendant in error.

MILLER, Justice:

This appeal is from the partial denial of a writ of habeas corpus by the Circuit Court of Mercer County. Appellant had been given a life sentence in 1970 under our habitual criminal statute, W.Va. Code, 61-11-18. This was based upon the 1970 conviction for burglary and two prior felonies, one for armed robbery and the other for the interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle. In 1976 the United States District Court voided the conviction for...

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