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LAWSON v. COX

Civ. A. No. 70-C-75-A.

317 F.Supp. 132 (1970)

Frank LAWSON, Petitioner, v. J. D. COX, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

September 16, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Robinson, Jr., 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. This petition was originally filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia at Richmond which ordered the case transferred to this court on July 17, 1970.

On October 3, 1958 petitioner was convicted after a guilty plea in the Circuit Court of Tazewell County for the crime...

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