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LAWSON v. PEYTON

Civ. A. No. 67-C-57-A.

276 F.Supp. 278 (1967)

Franklin LAWSON, Petitioner, v. C. C. PEYTON, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

December 1, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

No appearance for petitioner.

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, Chief Judge.

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

Petitioner is now being detained pursuant to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Tazewell County rendered on October 3, 1958 wherein petitioner was sentenced to life imprisonment, having been convicted of...

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