Hash v. DIRECTOR OF DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

686 S.E.2d 208 (2009)

Michael Wayne HASH

v.

DIRECTOR OF the DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

Record No. 081837.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 5, 2009.

David B. Hargett, Glen Allen, for appellant.

Eugene Murphy, Senior Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

OPINION BY Justice LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR.

In this appeal, we consider whether the Circuit Court of Culpeper County erred in denying a writ of habeas corpus to Michael Wayne Hash.

I. Facts and Proceedings Below

A. Procedural History

In February 2001, Hash was found guilty in a…