Demetrius J. Wade v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
(1). Was petitioner's 5th and 14th Amendment Rights violated when police tampered with evidence and removed bullet fragments recovered from the victim at his autopsy, and failed to submit them to the forensic scientist for comparison against bullet's test fired from the alleged murder weapon?
(2). Was petitioner prejudiced after his trial counsel be deficient in this claim for failing to investigate the missing bullet fragments that were removed from the victim and submitted to police; but police tampered with evidence and did not submit all the fragments to the forensic scientist for testing?
(3). Was petitioner prejudiced after his trial counsel was ruled to be deficient in this claim for providing him with incorrect information when he first negotiated and presented him with a potential plea that had limited time to accept restrictions?
(4). Was petitioner prejudiced after his trial counsel was ruled to be deficient in this claim for advising petitioner, while coercing him to take a plea, that upon a conviction of 4 murders that he would be punished for 4 murders, although there was only 2 victims?
Was petitioner's 5th and 14th Amendment rights violated when police tampered with evidence and removed bullet fragments recovered from the victim at his autopsy, and failed to submit them to the forensic scientist for comparison against bullets test fired from the alleged murder weapon?