Legal Opinion

Sami v. Israel

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided April 28, 1988No. Civ. A. No. 87-1050-AMPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

ELLIS, District Judge.

Petitioner Adil Sami brings this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 seeking a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner entered a plea of guilty in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County on June 10,1983 to charges of distributing a controlled drug and possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute. For these convictions, petitioner was sentenced to five years, all suspended, and five years with all but six months suspended. On March 14, 1986, the Circuit *433Court revoked the suspension of both sentences and ordered that they be served concurrently. Petitioner now…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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