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BRYANT v. COX

Civ. A. No. 70-C-1-R.

312 F.Supp. 218 (1970)

Roy E. BRYANT, Petitioner, v. J. D. COX, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

March 26, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald L. Baliles, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondent.

OPINION AND JUDGMENT

DALTON, Chief Judge.

This proceeding comes before the court on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in forma pauperis by Roy E. Bryant, a prisoner of the State of Virginia, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241. On the 29th of September, 1950, petitioner Bryant was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to a term of life imprisonment by the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke. Seventeen years...

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