No. 22-7393
Allen W. Thompson v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
IFP
Tags: affidavit-requirement collateral-attack credibility-of-witnesses criminal-procedure due-process evidentiary-standards habeas-corpus habeas-petition ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel pro-se-litigation standard-of-review
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Circumstances-for-pro-se-habeas-petitions
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Pro se litigants filing claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and claims are routinely dismissed as “insufficient” “where it is merely conclusory and unsupported . by any evidence”. Under what circumstances should a habeas petition be held sufficient in the absence of affidavit’s? 2. Where a case hinges on the testimony of the arresting officer. Did the Supreme Court of Virginia err in finding “no err” in the lower court’s decision? i
Docket Entries
2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-01-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 30, 2023)