Sigmon v. Director

PRESENT: All the Justices CLIFFORD LEE SIGMON, NO. 1147304 OPINION BY v. Record No. 121216 CHIEF JUSTICE CYNTHIA D. KINSER April 18, 2013 DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS UPON A PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS In this petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed under this Court's original jurisdiction, we first hold that a petition for a writ of habeas corpus and a direct appeal from a final judgment of conviction can proceed simultaneously in this Court. With regard to the claims of ineffective assistance of counsel raised in the petition, we conclude that the petitioner failed…