Legal Opinion

Gaskins v. Clarke

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided November 21, 2024No. 3:23-cv-00029Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division JOHN CORNELIUS GASKINS, Petitioner, Vv. Civil No. 3:23cv29 (DIN) HAROLD CLARKE, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION John Cornelius Gaskins, a Virginia prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(“§ 2254 Petition,” ECF No. 1), challenging his conviction in the Circuit Court for the County of Fairfax (“Circuit Court”) for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Respondent has moved to dismiss. (ECF No. 22.) The Court has provided Gaskins with appropriate Roseboro notice.'…

2Cases cited24 opinions

Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
Houston v. LackSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
Robert Louis Roseboro v. Sam P. Garrison, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Warden of Central PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975

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