Kephart v. Clarke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION PHILIP EDWARD KEPHART, JR., ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. 7:22cv00084 ) v. ) ) HAROLD W. CLARKE, Director, ) By: Michael F. Urbanski Respondent. ) Chief United States District Judge OPINION AND ORDER Philip Edward Kephart, Jr., a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, alleging that he has been denied his right to appeal from a judgment of the Henry County Circuit Court, entered March 29, 2019, sentencing him to life plus…