James Murray Carrington v. A. E. Slayton, Jr., Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary

Fourth Circuit

James Murray Carrington v. A. E. Slayton, Jr., Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary

493 F.2d 1355, 1974 U.S. App. LEXIS 8923

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

DecidedApril 29, 1974

Docket73-1856

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James Murray Carrington v. A. E. Slayton, Jr., Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, 493 F.2d 1355, 1974 U.S. App. LEXIS 8923 (4th Cir. 1974).

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PER CURIAM:

Complaining that the juries indicting and convicting him were unconstitutionally chosen through a systematic exclusion and underrepresentation of blacks, James Murray Carrington, himself a black, in his petition in habeas corpus seeks discharge from the custody of the Virginia penitentiary. He is con *1356 fined pursuant to sentences in the Circuit Court of Appomatax County in 1970 for rape and in 1971 for abduction. The District Court refused the writs and Carrington appeals. For reasons included in the opinion of the District Judge, we decline to disturb the judgment. Carrington v. Slayton, Jr., Superintendent, 359 F.Supp. 189 (W.D.Va.1973).

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PER CURIAM:

Complaining that the juries indicting and convicting him were unconstitutionally chosen through a systematic exclusion and underrepresentation of blacks, James Murray Carrington, himself a black, in his petition in habeas corpus seeks discharge from the custody of the Virginia penitentiary. He is con *1356 fined pursuant to sentences in the Circuit Court of Appomatax County in 1970 for rape and in 1971 for abduction. The District Court refused the writs and Carrington appeals. For reasons included in the opinion of the District Judge, we decline to disturb the judgment. Carrington v. Slayton, Jr., Superintendent, 359 F.Supp. 189 (W.D.Va.1973).

Affirmed.

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