Legal Opinion
Hameed v. Commonwealth
Fairfax County Circuit Court
Decided May 7, 1992No. Case Nos. (Criminal) K60834 and K60835PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge Johanna L. Fitzpatrick
This matter was before the Court on April 17, 1992, for a writ of error coram nobis brought by the Petitioner, Shahid Hameed, pursuant to Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-677 (1950). The Court having carefully considered the Petition, arguments of counsel, and the evidence presented ore tenus, as well as the applicable authority, denied the petition for the reasons set forth below.
On July 11, 1989, the Petitioner voluntarily entered a plea of guilty to two separate charges of distribution of a controlled drug: cocaine. These charges arose from two separate hand-to-hand…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Blowe v. PeytonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
- Dobie v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1957
- Cavenaugh v. CavenaughSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
- Bowles v. NanceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
3Cited by2 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MohamedArlington County Circuit Court · 2006
- Hatami v. RidgeDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2003