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West v. Director, Dept. of Corrections
No. 052263Supreme Court of Virginia
052263 West v. Director, Dept. of Corrections 01/12/2007 A writ of habeas corpus is granted on a claim for denial of the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel based on the failure of petitio…
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052263 West v. Director, Dept. of Corrections 01/12/2007 A writ of habeas corpus is granted on a claim for denial of the Sixth Am…
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052263 West v. Director, Dept. of Corrections 01/12/2007 A writ of habeas corpus is granted on a claim for denial of the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel based on the failure of petitioner's trial attorney to raise a double jeopardy challenge to convictions of both aggravated involuntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter, and the "concurrent sentencing doctrine" is rejected as a basis for denying petitioner relief from the latter conviction. The petitioner's common law involuntary manslaughter conviction and sentence are vacated, and the remainder of the petition is dismissed.
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052263 West v. Director, Dept. of Corrections 01/12/2007 A writ of habeas corpus is granted on a claim for denial of the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel based on the failure of petitioner's trial attorney to raise a double jeopardy challenge to convictions of both aggravated involuntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter, and the "concurrent sentencing doctrine" is rejected as a basis for denying petitioner relief from the latter conviction. The petitioner's common law involuntary manslaughter conviction and sentence are vacated, and the remainder of the petition is dismissed.
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