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SIGMON v. DIRECTOR OF DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

Record No. 121216.

739 S.E.2d 905 (2013)

285 Va. 526

Clifford Lee SIGMON, No. 1147304 v. DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 18, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer R. Franklin , for petitioner.

Robert H. Anderson, III , Senior Assistant Attorney General ( Kenneth T. Cuceinelli, II , Attorney General, on brief), for respondent.

Present: All the Justices.

Opinion by Chief Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.

UPON A PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

In this petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed under this Court's original jurisdiction, we first hold that a petition for a writ of habeas corpus and a direct appeal from a final judgment of conviction can proceed simultaneously in this Court. With regard to the claims of ineffective assistance of counsel raised in the petition, we conclude that the petitioner failed...

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