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KOST v. COX

Civ. A. No. 69-C-89-A.

317 F.Supp. 884 (1970)

Arthur Thomas KOST, Petitioner, v. J. D. COX, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

October 21, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Thomas Kost, pro se.

Edward J. White, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondent.

WIDENER, District Judge.

Petitioner, Arthur Thomas Kost, is presently detained by the Commonwealth of Virginia pursuant to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise County. He was convicted of robbery upon a plea of guilty and on July 27, 1964 sentenced to sixteen years imprisonment. Petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus, alleging the following grounds for relief:

(1) Ineffective assistance of court-appointed counsel; (2) Prejudicial pre-trial...

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