Legal Opinion
In re: Phillips
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided December 13, 2018No. Record 171438PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY CHIEF JUSTICE DONALD W. LEMONS
Upon consideration of the petition for a writ of actual innocence filed October 31, 2017, the brief and supplemental authority in support of the petition, the respondent's motion to dismiss, Phillips' reply to the motion to dismiss, the respondent's response, Phillips' motion for a nonsuit, and the respondent's response to the motion, the Court is of the opinion the motion for a nonsuit should be denied, the motion to dismiss should be granted, and the writ should not issue.
I. Facts and Proceedings
Phillips challenges his 1991 convictions from the…
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