Legal Opinion

Bennett v. Dotson

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided September 24, 2025No. 1:24-cv-01253Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division Alvon Terrance Bennett, ) Petitioner, ) v. No. 1:24-cv-1253 (LMB/WBP) Chadwick Dotson, Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Alvon Terrance Bennett (“‘petitioner” or “Bennett”), a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, has filed an Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(“Petition”) challenging the constitutionality of the decision by the Circuit Court of Chesterfield County, Virginia to impose a four-year sentence that had been suspended after Bennett violated his conditions of…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Cullen v. PinholsterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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