Kim v. Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

MEMORANDUM OPINION

T.S. ELLIS, III, District Judge.

Petitioner Thomas Kim, a state inmate who pled guilty to (i) abduction with the intent to defile, in violation of Va.Code § 18.2-48, (ii) forcible sodomy, in violation of Va.Code § 18.2-67.1, and (iii) use of a firearm during the commission of sodomy, in violation of Va.Code § 18.2-53.1, has filed a motion, by counsel, for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, based on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Specifically, petitioner contends that his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to inform petitioner prior to…