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Tompa v. Peyton

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jun 8, 1967
378 F.2d 1022 (4th Cir. 1967)

Opinion

No. 11170.

Argued May 4, 1967.

Decided June 8, 1967.

Louis S. Herrink, Jr., Richmond, Va. (Court-assigned counsel), for appellant.

Reno S. Harp, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., of Virginia (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen., of Virginia, on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and SOBELOFF and BRYAN, Circuit Judges.


This is a sequel to Tompa v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 4 Cir., 331 F.2d 552. It comes up now after a plenary hearing from findings and conclusions that Tompa's representation in defending the criminal charges against him in the state court was not so deficient as to present a constitutional issue. The record lends adequate support for the District Court's findings and conclusions, and the judgment dismissing the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Tompa v. Peyton

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jun 8, 1967
378 F.2d 1022 (4th Cir. 1967)
Case details for

Tompa v. Peyton

Case Details

Full title:Gary Lee TOMPA, Appellant, v. C.C. PEYTON, Superintendent of the Virginia…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Jun 8, 1967

Citations

378 F.2d 1022 (4th Cir. 1967)

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