Rowe v. Grizzard

MEMORANDUM

MERHIGE, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the petition of Wilmer Oliver Rowe, Jr. for a writ of habeas corpus. Rowe was convicted in the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach of malicious wounding, simple assault, and conspiracy to commit malicious wounding, for which he was sentenced to serve 15 years, 12 months, and 10 years respectively. Rowe challenges the validity of his conviction on the following twenty grounds: 1

A. the trial court erred by failing to excuse certain jurors for cause;

B. the trial court erred by refusing to allow the defense to…