Howell v. Clarke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division Kevin L. Howell, ) Petitioner, ) v. 5 1:21¢v1041 (CMH/TCB) Harold Clarke, Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Kevin L. Howell (“Howell” or “Petitioner”), a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his convictions in the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia for first-degree murder and one count of the use of a firearm in the commission of murder. [Dkt. No. 1]. Respondent filed a Motion to Dismiss, with a…