Lockett v. Clark

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT IL, |B FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division JAN 13 2020 JOSHUA TERRELL LOCKETT, SERICUS DISTRICT COURT RICHMOND, VA Petitioner, Civil Action No. 3:18CV325 HAROLD CLARK, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION Joshua Terrell Lockett, a Virginia state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(“§ 2254 Petition,” ECF No. 1), challenging his convictions in the Circuit Court for the City of Petersburg (“Circuit Court”). Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court, Lockett was convicted of second-degree murder, use of a…