Overbey v. Clarke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division JASON MERRITT OVERBEY, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) ) Civil Action No. 3:19CV583—HEH ) HAROLD W. CLARKE, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION (Granting Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss) Jason Merritt Overby, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(“§ 2254 Petition,” ECF No. 1) challenging his convictions in the Circuit Court of Powhattan County (“Circuit Court”) of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of use of a firearm in the…