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BIRD v. PEYTON

Civ. A. No. 68-C-45-R.

287 F.Supp. 860 (1968)

George BIRD, Petitioner, v. C. C. PEYTON, Superintendent Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

June 21, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald L. Baliles, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondent.

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, Chief Judge.

This case comes before this court upon a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in forma pauperis by George Bird, a state prisoner of Virginia, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241.

Petitioner is currently serving a twenty (20) year sentence in the Virginia State Penitentiary following his conviction on January 19, 1967, in the Circuit Court of Giles County, Virginia, for statutory...

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