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Johnson v. Commonwealth
No. 060363Supreme Court of Virginia
060363 Johnson v. Commonwealth 03/02/2007 In an appeal raising various issues concerning the Court of Appeals' consideration and dismissal of a petition for a writ of actual innocence based on non-biological e…
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060363 Johnson v. Commonwealth 03/02/2007 In an appeal raising various issues concerning the Court of Appeals' consideration and …
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060363 Johnson v. Commonwealth 03/02/2007 In an appeal raising various issues concerning the Court of Appeals' consideration and dismissal of a petition for a writ of actual innocence based on non-biological evidence under Code §§ 19.2-327.10 through -327.14, involving recantation of evidence provided at a murder trial by a co-defendant, the Court of Appeals did not err in concluding that the petitioner failed to meet his statutory burden of proof. The judgment of the Court of Appeals dismissing the petition is affirmed.
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060363 Johnson v. Commonwealth 03/02/2007 In an appeal raising various issues concerning the Court of Appeals' consideration and dismissal of a petition for a writ of actual innocence based on non-biological evidence under Code §§ 19.2-327.10 through -327.14, involving recantation of evidence provided at a murder trial by a co-defendant, the Court of Appeals did not err in concluding that the petitioner failed to meet his statutory burden of proof. The judgment of the Court of Appeals dismissing the petition is affirmed.
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