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State v. Adams

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Aug 5, 1960
115 S.E.2d 497 (W. Va. 1960)

Opinion

No. 12064

Submitted August 5, 1960.

Decided August 5, 1960.

Proceeding on petition for writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum by prisoner confined in state penitentiary.

Prisoner discharged.

Frank L. Taylor, Jr., for relator.

W. W. Barron, Attorney General, George H. Mitchell, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.


The petitioner in the instant proceeding is one of those persons jointly indicted with Robert Vandal, see State ex rel. Vandal v. Adams, Warden, etc., 145 W. Va. 566, 115 S.E.2d 489, decided July 23, 1960, and this proceeding is controlled by the decision in that case.

Prisoner discharged.


Summaries of

State v. Adams

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Aug 5, 1960
115 S.E.2d 497 (W. Va. 1960)
Case details for

State v. Adams

Case Details

Full title:STATE ex rel . JOHN SOTO v. D. E. ADAMS, Warden, WEST VIRGINIA PENITENTIARY

Court:Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

Date published: Aug 5, 1960

Citations

115 S.E.2d 497 (W. Va. 1960)
145 W. Va. 591

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