Legal Opinion
Clarke v. Galdamez
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 9, 2016No. 151022Published
1Opinion of the Court
PRESENT: Lemons, C.J., Goodwyn, Mims, McClanahan, Powell, and Kelsey, JJ., and Lacy, S.J. HAROLD CLARKE, DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OPINION BY v. Record No. 151022 SENIOR JUSTICE ELIZABETH LACY June 9, 2016 DANIEL GALDAMEZ FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAIRFAX COUNTY Jane Marum Roush, Judge In this appeal, the Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections asks us to reverse the judgment of the habeas court granting a petition for a writ of habeas corpus because a decision by Daniel Galdamez to reject a plea agreement and proceed to trial could not be rational as a matter of…
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