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Williams, Michael v. Warden

No. 090483Supreme Court of Virginia

090483 Williams, Michael v. Warden 11/05/2009 In a habeas corpus petition asserting entitlement to relief based on defense counsel's failure to properly appeal the petitioner's case from the Court of Appeals t…

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090483 Williams, Michael v. Warden 11/05/2009 In a habeas corpus petition asserting entitlement to relief based on defense counse…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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Oct 4, 2026
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Nov 5, 2009
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090483 Williams, Michael v. Warden 11/05/2009 In a habeas corpus petition asserting entitlement to relief based on defense counsel's failure to properly appeal the petitioner's case from the Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court of Virginia, he is required to demonstrate that there is a reasonable probability that, but for his counsel's failure, the result of the proceeding would have been different. Since a review of the evidence shows that the investigating police officer had reasonable articulable suspicion to stop the vehicle in which petitioner had been riding as a passenger, and that such suspicion ripened into probable cause to arrest petitioner and search his person and the vehicle…

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