Ruffin v. Commonwealth

Opinion

DUFF, J.

Alvin Leon Ruffin was convicted of operating a motor vehicle after having been declared an habitual offender, in violation of Code § 46.1-387.8. He was sentenced to one year imprisonment. Ruffin raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the order of January 20, 1983, adjudicating him to be an habitual *490offender is void because the petition was filed directly against him, rather than a committee; (2) whether the order is void because the court appointed a guardian ad litem whom the defendant claimed had ineffectively represented him in a prior matter; (3) whether the…