Hoover v. Clarke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division Malik Raheem Hoover, ) Petitioner, ) v. 1:20cv1107 (LO/AIDD) Harold W. Clarke, ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Malik Raheem Hoover (‘‘Petitioner” or “Hoover’”), a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the constitutionality of his January 9, 2015 convictions in the Circuit Court for the City of Hampton, Virginia, for robbery, two counts of abduction, breaking and entering while armed with a deadly weapon, and sexual…