Silk v. Clarke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION LEMORIAL SILK, ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. 7:21cv294 ) v. ) ) By: Elizabeth K. Dillon HAROLD W. CLARKE, ) United States District Judge Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Lemorial Silk, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the judgment of conviction entered against him by the Augusta County Circuit Court on June 28, 2019. The respondent has filed a motion to dismiss, and Silk has responded, making this matter ripe…