Alphonzo Lamont Smith v. Joseph Walters, Director of Virginia Dept. of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Norfolk Division ALPHONZO LAMONT SMITH, #1677731, Petitioner, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:26-cv-68 JOSEPH WALTERS, Director of Virginia Dept. of Corrections, Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Having exhausted all state remedies, pro se Petitioner Alphonzo Lamont Smith (“Smith” or “Petitioner”) filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, (ECF No. 1), challenging his 2022 convictions for first-degree murder, the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and robbery in the Norfolk Circuit Court.…