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THACKER v. PEYTON

Civ. A. No. 66-C-128-A.

264 F.Supp. 997 (1967)

James THACKER, Petitioner, v. C. C. PEYTON, Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

February 2, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reno S. Harp, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondent.

Opinion and Judgment

DALTON, Chief Judge.

This case comes before the court upon a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, by James Thacker, a state prisoner, and it is filed in forma pauperis.

Respondent is now detaining petitioner pursuant to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise County of April 24, 1962, wherein petitioner was sentenced to serve a term of life imprisonment, having been convicted of...

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