Fowlkes v. Clarke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION BRANDON RANDALL FOWLKES, ) CASE NO. 7:19CV00182 ) Petitioner, ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) HAROLD W. CLARKE, ) By: Hon. Glen E. Conrad ) Senior United States District Judge Respondent. ) Petitioner Brandon Randall Fowlkes, a prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the validity of his confinement under a 2015 judgment from the Pulaski County Circuit Court convicting him of grand larceny. The matter is presently before the court on…