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BROOKS v. COX

Civ. A. No. 70-C-20-H.

317 F.Supp. 134 (1970)

Sidney BROOKS, Petitioner, v. J. D. COX, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

September 1, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Overton P. Pollard, 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 Sidney Brooks, a state prisoner, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The petition was filed with this court on June 9, 1970.

Petitioner is being detained pursuant to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of Waynesboro imposed on July 8, 1963, wherein petitioner was sentenced to twelve years in...

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