Henry v. Warden

Derrick George Henry was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of Code § 18.2-248. Henry’s conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals. Henry v. Commonwealth, 32 Va. App. 547, 529 S.E.2d 796 (2000). This Court denied Henry’s petition for appeal by order on October 26, 2000. 2

Henry filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the trial court asserting that he was illegally detained because his detention was based on “evidence that was seized pursuant to a search warrant that was illegally executed by means of a ‘no knock’ entry.” The trial court…