Jackson v. Clarke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION DARRYL SYLVESTER JACKSON, ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. 7:19-cv-00006 ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) HAROLD W. CLARKE, Director, ) By: Norman K. Moon Respondent. ) Senior United States District Judge Petitioner Darryl Sylvester Jackson, a Virginia inmate, by counsel, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the validity of his confinement following a judgment rendered by the City of Winchester Circuit Court. In that judgment, he was sentenced to 15 years, with…