Lahey v. Johnson

By Judge Victor V. Ludwig

This matter is before the Court on the Commonwealth’s Motion To Dismiss the Petition for Habeas Corpus filed by Mark F. Lahey. On April 10, 2006, Lahey pleaded not guilty to two counts of attempted murder. At the sentencing hearing on October 25,2006, the Court imposed sentences of nine years on each conviction, yielding a total sentence imposed of eighteen years. By orders of June 27, 2007, and December 27, 2007, respectively, the Court of Appeals of Virginia and the Supreme Court of Virginia denied Lahey’s appeals. The narrow issue at this stage of this proceeding…