Edwards v. Dotson

CLERKS OFFICE U.S. DISTRICT COURT AT ROANOKE, VA FILED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT September 26, 2025 FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA LAURA A. AUSTIN, CLERK ROANOKE DIVISION BY: s/ M.Poff, Deputy Clerk DERRICK A. EDWARDS, ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. 7:23-cv-00484 ) Vv. ) ) By: Elizabeth K. Dillon CHADWICK S. DOTSON, ) Chief United States District Judge Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Derrick A. Edwards, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Edwards challenges a penalty that was imposed after an…