Arzu v. Clarke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division Eric Antonio—Marin Arzu, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 1:22cv913 (LMB/IDD) ) Director Harold Clarke, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Eric Antonio—Marin Arzu (“Arzu” or “petitioner”), a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the constitutionality of his July 12, 2019 conviction in the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia for aggravated malicious wounding. The respondent has filed a Rule 5 Answer and…