U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1955

Howell Robinson v. W. Frank Smyth, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary

Howell Robinson v. W. Frank Smyth, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided March 11, 1955 · Parker, Soper, Dobie
220 F.2d 271; 1955 U.S. App. LEXIS 3332 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Howell Robinson v. W. Frank Smyth, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing an application for a writ of habeas corpus. Appellant is imprisoned under the judgment of a Virginia state court and his petition sets forth no ground which would justify a federal court in interfering with that imprisonment. The appeal to this court is not accompanied by the certificate of probable cause required by 28 U.S.C. § 2253 and we are accordingly without jurisdiction to entertain it.

Appeal dismissed.

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