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| CHIEF JUSTICE Harry L. Carrico JUSTICES A. Christian Compton Roscoe B. Stephenson, Jr. Henry H. Whiting Elizabeth B. Lacy Leroy Roundtree Hassell Barbara Miland Keeman
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SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT BUILDING RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23219 804-786-2251
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CLERK David B. Beach EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Robert M. Baldwin CHIEF STAFF ATTORNEY John Thomas Bruce REPORTER OF DECISIONS Kent Sinclair
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Re: M. ISMAIL SLOAN v. AMHERST COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, ET AL.
Record No. 910942
Dear Mr. Sloan:
The Court has instructed me to inform you that oral argument on your petition for appeal has been scheduled before a panel of Justices at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 6, 1991 for 10 minutes in the Supreme Court Building, 100 North Ninth Street, Richmond, Virginia. Because panels frequently run ahead of schedule, the Court directs counsel to arrive 1 hour prior to the specified time, except in cases set for 9:00 a.m. Failure to answer when your case is called may be deemed a waiver of your right to present oral argument.
Please enter the court building through the Ninth Street entrance and proceed to the appellants' attorneys' workroom. A law clerk will direct you to the panel hearing room where you should remain until your case is called.
Please confirm receipt of this notice in writing or by telephoning my office at (804) 786-2259 by Friday, August 30, 1991.
Very truly yours,
John Thomas Bruce
Chief Staff Attorney
JTB:smg
P.S. to Mr. Sloan: The Court has directed me to advise you to be prepared to address the issue of whether the case can be reviewed without transcript.
As can be seen from the above, I was schedule to argue my appeal orally before the Supreme Court of Virginia at 10:00 AM on September 6, 1991.
However, I never made it to the court, because on the afternoon of September 5, 1991, I was arrested in Lynchburg, just as I was departing for the oral argument in Richmond.
I was charged with attempting to abduct my daughter on that day, but is perfectly obvious that in view of the entire history of this case, if I was going to try to kidnap back the daughter who had been kidnapped from me by Charles and Shelby Roberts, I would not pick the day before my one and only chance to argue this matter before the Supreme Court of Virginia.
At trial, the Lynchburg Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, Kimberly Slayton White, told the jury in summation that I was lying when I said that I was scheduled to argue this appeal before the Supreme Court of Virginia. In fact, she stated that if I had been scheduled to argue this appeal, I would not be guilty.
But it was Kimberly Slayton White who was lying, not me. Also, because I was held in jail without bond for five months before the trial, I was unable to obtain this and the many other documents which would have proved that I was not guilty, whereas the Roberts and the Lynchburg Commonwealth Attorney were able to present their own documents to the jury which they contended showed otherwise.
Sam Sloan
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