Notable Cases (Of The More Than 30 Cases That Have Resulted In Published Opinions)

• In Re Calvin Cunningham, Conditional Release for Terminally Ill Granted (May 3, 2021)
• In Re Daniel Ford, Parole Granted (December, 2020, parole granted in Fishback case, cutting sentence in half)
• In Re Weneta, Pardon Granted (April 23, 2020, conditional pardon granted by Governor Northam)
• In Re Dion Coleman, Parole Granted (April 10, 2020, parole granted in case of a life sentence for a wrongful conviction of robbery and murder)
• In re Watford, No. 161187, 2018 Va. LEXIS 11 (Mar. 1, 2018) (granting Watford the first contested writ of innocence in the history of Virginia)
• In Re Burns, Commutation Granted (December 29, 2017, commutation of sentence granted by Governor McAuliffe)
• Contreras v. Davis, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11679 (E.D. Va. Jan. 26, 2017) (granting writ of habeas corpus for a new sentencing proceeding for a 15 year old sentenced to 77 years imprisonment).
• Contreras v. Davis, 136 S. Ct. 1363 (2016) (granting Contreras’s appeal, reversing the Fourth Circuit’s adverse judgment and remanding for further proceedings)
• Dir. of the Dep’t of Corr. v. Kozich, 779 S.E.2d 555 (Va. 2015) (granting Kozich a writ of habeas corpus)
• Escamilla v. Superintendent, Rappahannock Reg’l Jail, 777 S.E.2d 864 (Va. 2015)
• Dominguez v. Pruett, 756 S.E.2d 911 (Va. 2014)
• Gray v. Pearson, 526 Fed. Appx. 331 (4th Cir. 2013) (reversing denial of habeas relief)
• United States v. Khan, 451 Fed. Appx. 262 (4th Cir. 2011)
• Williams v. Thaler, 602 F.3d 291 (5th Cir. 2010)
• Burns v. Commonwealth, 688 S.E.2d 263 (Va. 2010) (reversing the Circuit Court’s denial of relief)
• Muhammad v. Kelly, 558 U.S. 1019 (2009)
• Dowdy v. Commonwealth, 686 S.E.2d 710 (Va. 2009)
• Powell v. Kelly, 562 F.3d 656 (4th Cir. 2009)
• Bell v. True, 413 F.Supp.2d 657 (W.D. Va. 2009)
• Muhammad v. Kelly, 575 F.3d 359 (4th Cir. 2009)
• Williams v. Dretke, 2005 U.S. Dist. Lexis 34438 (S.D. Tex. 2005)