William Alfred Walker v. W. Frank Smyth, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
William Alfred Walker v. W. Frank Smyth, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary, 188 F.2d 160 (4th Cir. 1951)
1951 U.S. App. LEXIS 2980
William Alfred Walker v. W. Frank Smyth, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary
Opinion
This is an appeal from an order denying an application for a writ of habeas corpus. Pursuant to section 53-296, Code of Virginia, appellant was sentenced to a term of fifteen years by the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond as a repeating offender. All questions raised on appeal are fully answered by the decision of the Supreme Court in Gryger v. Burke, 334 U.S. 728, 68 S.Ct. 1256, 92 L.Ed. 1683; and on the authority of that decision, the order appealed from will be
Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- William Alfred WALKER, Appellant, v. W. Frank SMYTH, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary, Appellee
- Status
- Published