Williams v. Landon

Opinion

MOON, J.

Appellant, Frank Williams, appeals pro se from a decision of the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond dismissing his habeas corpus petition pursuant to Code § 8.01-654(B)(2) on the ground that the allegation of facts upon which petitioner relied were known to him when he filed previous petitions. The Commonwealth claims the appeal must be dismissed because Williams failed to timely file the notice of appeal in accordance with our rules. We agree.

Williams’ petition was dismissed in the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond on November 29, 1984. Williams filed his notice of…