Ascue v. Clarke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION JOSEPH THOMAS ASCUE, ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. 7:20cv00735 ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) HAROLD W. CLARKE, Director, ) By: Michael F. Urbanski Virginia Dept. of Corrections,1 ) Chief United States District Judge Respondent. ) Joseph Thomas Ascue, a former Virginia inmate currently on probation, has filed pro se a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2017 conviction for DWI maiming—victim permanently impaired, under Virginia Code § 18.2- 51.4, for which…