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

Fourth Circuit

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

220 F.2d 271, 1955 U.S. App. LEXIS 3332

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit·Decided March 11, 1955·No. 6929_1·Published

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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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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.

Howell Robinson v. W. Frank Smyth, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary, 220 F.2d 271, 1955 U.S. App. LEXIS 3332 (4th Cir. 1955).

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