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Dorr v. Clark
No. 112131Supreme Court of Virginia
112131 Dorr v. Clark 11/01/2012 In a petition for writ of mandamus, recharacterized by the circuit court as a habeas corpus petition, the circuit court did not err in holding that the petitioner was not entitl…
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112131 Dorr v. Clark 11/01/2012 In a petition for writ of mandamus, recharacterized by the circuit court as a habeas corpus petit…
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112131 Dorr v. Clark 11/01/2012 In a petition for writ of mandamus, recharacterized by the circuit court as a habeas corpus petition, the circuit court did not err in holding that the petitioner was not entitled to credit toward his Virginia sentence of incarceration for a period during which he was detained in a Virginia jail awaiting trial when, at that time, he was a West Virginia prisoner receiving credit toward his West Virginia sentence under the Interstate Agreement on Detainers, Code § 53.1-210. The circuit court erred when it recharacterized his pleading as a habeas corpus application without providing him notice and an opportunity to be heard, but that error was harmless because p…
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