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ASBURY v. COX

No. 70-C-70-A.

314 F.Supp. 1196 (1970)

William C. ASBURY, Petitioner, v. J. D. COX, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

August 6, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Kulp, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondent.

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, Chief Judge.

This case comes before the court on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in forma pauperis by William C. Asbury, a state prisoner, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The petition was transferred to this court by order filed June 25, 1970.

Petitioner is currently serving a thirty year sentence pursuant to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Tazewell County, imposed on September 14, 1961 for murder...

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