187 Va. 250

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Citation(s): 187 Va. 250 (46 S.E.2d 406)

Case name: Stonebreaker v. Smyth

Court: Supreme Court of Appeals

Record no. 3350

Date of decision: 1948 Mar. 1

Appealed from: Upon writ of Habeas corpus,

Outcome: Writ awarded & new trials ordered

Opinion(s): Hudgins, C.J.

Briefs: 1. Petition for writ of habeas corpus (Stonebreaker) [87, (i)].
2. Brief on behalf of the Commonwealth (Smyth, as Sup't, Va. State Penitentiary) [(i), 23].
3. Reply brief of the petitioner [(ii), 18].

Notes:

On earlier appeal (unreported), cert. denied by U.S. Supreme Court, see Stonebreaker v. Smyth, 323 U.S. 754 (1944).
For federal habeas corpus proceedings, see Stonebreaker v. Smyth, 163 F.2d 498 (4th Cir. 1947).

Citation(s):	187 Va. 250 (46 S.E.2d 406)
Case name:	*Stonebreaker v. Smyth*
Court:	Supreme Court of Appeals
Record no.	3350
Date of decision:	1948 Mar. 1
Appealed from:	Upon writ of Habeas corpus,
Outcome:	Writ awarded & new trials ordered
Opinion(s):	Hudgins, C.J.
Briefs:	1. Petition for writ of habeas corpus (Stonebreaker) [87, (i)]. 2. Brief on behalf of the Commonwealth (Smyth, as Sup't, Va. State Penitentiary) [(i), 23]. 3. Reply brief of the petitioner [(ii), 18].
Notes:
	On earlier appeal (unreported), cert. denied by U.S. Supreme Court, see Stonebreaker v. Smyth, 323 U.S. 754 (1944). For federal habeas corpus proceedings, see Stonebreaker v. Smyth, 163 F.2d 498 (4th Cir. 1947).