· 11/30/1989
In re McCurdy
Citations
- 18 Va. Cir. 300
- 1989 Va. Cir. LEXIS 328
How courts have described this case
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- ruling that amended petition did not relate back because “[t]he issue of whether the drug amounts were correctly determined at [defendant]'s sentencing is unrelated to the issue of whether his appellate counsel was ineffective”
- explaining that “[a] party cannot amend a § 2255 petition to add a completely new claim after the statute of limitations has expired”
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Judges: Fitzpatrick
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