WALKER v. MITCHELL

Civ. A. No. 83-0146-R.

587 F.Supp. 1432 (1984)

Michael Randolph WALKER, Petitioner, v. J.P. MITCHELL, Warden, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Richmond Division.

June 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred A. Talbot, Bremner, Baber & Janus, Richmond, Va., for petitioner.

Jerry P. Slonaker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Cr. Law Enforcement Div., Richmond, Va., for respondent.


MEMORANDUM

MERHIGE, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the petition of Michael Randolph Walker for a writ of habeas corpus. Walker was convicted for first-degree murder in a bench trial on April 19, 1974 in the Circuit Court of the City of Williamsburg. He was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment. Walker contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel as guaranteed by the Sixth...

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