Felton v. Clarke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division Clayton Lee Felton, ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) 1:19cev1216 (LO/MSN) ) Harold W. Clarke, ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Proceeding pro se, Virginia inmate Clayton Felton (“Felton” or “petitioner”) filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the validity of his convictions—entered in the Circuit Court for the City of Martinsville—of carnal knowledge, inanimate objection penetration, sodomy, and aggravated sexual battery. See Dkt. No. 1. Respondent has filed a motion to…