Vatter v. Woodson

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION DAVID EUGENE VATTER, ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. 7:21cv00173 ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) JOHN WOODSON, WARDEN, ) By: Michael F. Urbanski Respondent. ) Chief United States District Judge David Eugene Vatter, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2017 Augusta County Circuit Court conviction for first-degree murder in violation of Virginia Code § 18.2-32. The respondent has filed a motion to dismiss, to which…