Tompa v. Peyton

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Argued May 4, 1967.

Decided June 8, 1967.

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1967-06-08

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently May 1983

1 federal appellate ·

2 counsel of record

Relies on Gary Lee Tompa v. Commonwealth of Virginia Ex Rel. W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary

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Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1967-06-08

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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.

PER CURIAM:

¶1

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.

¶2

Affirmed.