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WORD v. SLAYTON

Civ. A. No. 71-C-62-D.

337 F.Supp. 19 (1972)

Robert Lee WORD, Petitioner, v. A. E. SLAYTON, Jr., Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

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

January 3, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert W. Haith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondent.

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, District Judge.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, Robert Lee Word petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus to terminate his confinement in the Virginia State Penitentiary. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis has been granted. Petitioner is detained pursuant to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Pittsylvania County imposed on March 21, 1970, wherein petitioner was convicted of robbery and sentenced to a term of...

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