Micah Patterson v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

A. Did the Virginia Supreme Court err by effectively affirming a lower court holding that denied relief for Patterson’s ineffective assistance of counsel claim for failure to present adversarial expert testimony? B. Did the Virginia Supreme Court err by effectively affirming a lower court holding that Petitioner’s state Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus was untimely when uncontroverted evidence showed timely receipt in that lower court? C. Did the Virginia Supreme Court err by effectively affirming a lower court holding that denied relief for Patterson’s ineffective assistance of counsel claim for failure to properly investigate the case? D. Did the Virginia Supreme Court err by effectively affirming a lower court holding that denied relief for Patterson’s ineffective assistance of counsel claim for failure to properly contest the testimony of Robert Fromberg? E. Did the Virginia Supreme Court err by effectively affirming a lower court holding that denied relief for Patterson’s ineffective assistance of counsel claim for failure to pursue DNA testing? F. Did the Virginia Supreme Court err by effectively affirming a lower court holding that denied relief for Patterson’s ineffective assistance of counsel claim for failure to object to statements made in violation of Patterson's constitutional rights? i PETITION FOR CERTIORARI