Legal Opinion
Kenneth L. Titcomb v. Commonwealth of Virginia Judy Wyant
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1989No. 87-7588PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
The appellant herein, a Virginia prisoner, appeals the denial of habeas relief from his rape and sodomy convictions. This appeal follows the disposition in two prior State petitions for habeas relief. The first of these State petitions raised basically a claim of ineffective representation by appellant’s retained counsel. “[A]fter hearing the evidence at a plenary hearing in that proceeding,” the Circuit Court denied the writ. That denial was affirmed on appeal by the Virginia Court of Appeals in a reported decision, Titcomb v. Wyant, 1 Va.App. 31, 333 S.E.2d 82 (1985).…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Kenneth L. Titcomb v. Commonwealth of Virginia Judy WyantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
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