HASH v. DIRECTOR OF DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

Record No. 081837.

686 S.E.2d 208 (2009)

Michael Wayne HASH v. DIRECTOR OF the DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 5, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Hargett, Glen Allen, for appellant.

Eugene Murphy, Senior Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


OPINION BY Justice LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR.

In this appeal, we consider whether the Circuit Court of Culpeper County erred in denying a writ of habeas corpus to Michael Wayne Hash.

I. Facts and Proceedings Below

A. Procedural History

In February 2001, Hash was found guilty in a jury trial of the capital murder of Thelma B. Scroggins ("Scroggins" or "the victim"). He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. At...

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