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JOHNSON v. PURVIS

Civ. A. No. 70-C-41-D.

317 F.Supp. 167 (1970)

Lemuel JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. K. R. PURVIS, Superintendent, Southampton Farm, Respondent.

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

August 19, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Bengston, Danville, Va., for petitioner.

Vann H. Lefcoe, 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 on June 15, 1970. The respondent has made an answer and has had the state court records submitted to this court for consideration.

Petitioner was tried and convicted on November 19, 1968, in the Corporation Court of Danville on two charges of armed robbery. Sentences of ten and fifteen years were imposed...

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