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THOMPSON v. PEYTON

Civ. A. No. 68-C-52-L.

299 F.Supp. 611 (1969)

Preston THOMPSON, Petitioner, v. C. C. PEYTON, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

April 15, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, Chief Judge.

This proceeding comes before the court on a petition for habeas corpus filed in forma pauperis by Preston Thompson, a prisoner of the State of Virginia, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241.

Petitioner is presently serving a twenty year sentence pursuant to his conviction in the Amherst County Circuit Court on October 29, 1945, for murder...

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