Steven Emanuel Parson v. Commonwealth of Virginia

VIRGINIA: In the Court of Appeals of Virginia on Tuesday the 22nd day of March, 2022. PUBLISHED Steven Emanuel Parson, Petitioner, against Record No. 0762-21-2 Commonwealth of Virginia, Respondent. Upon a Petition for a Writ of Actual Innocence Before Judges O’Brien, Callins, and Senior Judge Annunziata In a petition filed on July 22, 2021, Steven Emanuel Parson seeks a writ of actual innocence under Code §§ 19.2-327.10 through 19.2-327.14. In 2016, Parson pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of Dejon Wagstaff and use of a firearm in the commission of murder. By final order entered April…