Hansford v. Angelone

MEMORANDUM OPINION

LEE, District Judge.

Petitioner, Terrence R. Hansford, (“Hansford”), a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed this Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 attacking the validity of his conviction in the Circuit Court of Northumber-land County, Virginia, for bank robbery, grand larceny and possession of a firearm by a felon. The issues presented are (1) whether the Supreme Court of Virginia improperly applied the Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984) test of ineffective assistance of counsel; (2) whether trial…