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CURO v. BECKER

Record No. 962366.

493 S.E.2d 368 (1997)

David P. CURO, Adult Probation Officer v. Helianthe Dent Cindy BECKER.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

October 31, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linwood T. Wells, Jr., Assistant Attorney General (Richard Cullen, Attorney General, on brief), for appellant.

John S. Edwards, Roanoke (James P. Campbell, Leesburg; Michael E. Snyder, on brief), for appellee.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., COMPTON, LACY, HASSELL, KEENAN, and KINSER, JJ., and POFF, Senior Justice.

KINSER, Justice.

In this appeal, the sole issue is whether the circuit court erred by awarding Helianthe Dent Cindy Becker a Writ of Habeas Corpus on the basis that Becker was denied effective assistance of counsel. Because we conclude that the attorney's representation was not deficient, we will reverse the judgment of the circuit court.

In March 1993, a jury convicted Becker of arson, and on September 27, 1993, the trial court sentenced her to two years...

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