Atkeison v. Clarke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division Gordon L. Atkeison, ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) 1:19cv1480 (LMB/MSN) ) Harold W. Clarke, ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Gordon L. Atkeison (“Atkeison” or “petitioner”), a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the constitutionality of the sentence imposed for his malicious wounding conviction entered in Powhatan County Circuit Court. [Dkt. No. 1]. Respondent has filed a Motion to Dismiss, with a supporting brief, and…