Nelson v. Clark

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division JAMES ROBERT NELSON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No, 1:24-cv-272 (PTG/LRV) ) HAROLD CLARKE, ) ) Respondent.' ) MEMORANDUM OPINION James Robert Nelson (“Petitioner” or “Mr. Nelson”), a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his January 16, 2020 convictions in the Circuit Court for the City of Norfolk, Virginia (“circuit court’) for burglary, rape, abduction, and malicious wounding. Dkt. 1. On March 28, 2024,…