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COFFEY v. COX

Civ. A. No. 70-C-5-L.

313 F.Supp. 398 (1970)

Billy Wayne COFFEY, Petitioner, v. J. D. COX, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

May 29, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. White, 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 Billy Wayne Coffey, a state prisoner, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The petition was transferred to this court by order dated February 16, 1970, from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Petitioner was convicted by the Corporation Court of the City of Lynchburg...

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