Carpenter v. Clarke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division Stephen Ray Carpenter, ) Petitioner, ) v. 1:22cv605 (AJT/WEF) Harold W. Clarke, Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Stephen Ray Carpenter (“Petitioner” or “Carpenter”), 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 his August 24, 2015 convictions in the Circuit Court of Northampton County, Virginia, for malicious wounding, attempted first-degree murder, strangulation, abduction with intent to…