Albritton v. Clarke

1. Whether the Virginia Supreme Court's summary dismissal of Petitioner's habeas corpus petition was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States, or was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding? 2. Whether Petitioner was denied his Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel when trial counsel failed to object to the trial court's failure to instruct the jury on the lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter? 3. Whether Petitioner was denied his Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel when trial counsel failed to object to the trial court's failure to instruct the jury on the defense of self-defense?