Cottee v. Unknown

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division CARL MICHAEL COTTEE, Petitioner, v. 1:22-cv-149-MSN-IDD UNKNOWN, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION Carl Michael Cottee, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2017 convictions for second-degree murder and child neglect in the Circuit Court of the City of Newport News, Virginia. [Dkt. No. 1]; Commonwealth v. Cottee, Case No. CR14000364-00 and -365-00. As discussed herein, the petition must be dismissed. I. Procedural…