Joseph John Savino v. Edward W. Murray, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

How courts have described this case

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• holding that \any confession obtained by interrogation reinitiated by police in the absence of counsel is inadmissible\ unless \the defendant reinitiates discussion with police and then confesses\
• holding that “any confession obtained by interrogation reinitiated by police in the absence of counsel is inadmissible” unless “the defendant reinitiates discussion with police and then confesses”
• holding that \any confession obtained by interrogation reinitiated by police in the absence of counsel is inad- missible\ unless \the defendant reinitiates discussion with police and then confesses\
• finding that the facts met the standard for “murder in the commission of a robbery” within the meaning of Code of Virginia section 18.2-31
• stating that claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, including prejudice component, is mixed question of law and fact
• holding if there is “no reasonable probability that a possible defense would have succeeded at trial,” counsel’s failure to investigate such a defense is not prejudicial”

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