Barksdale v. Clarke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION SHURON MAURICE BARKSDALE, ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. 7:23-cv-00087 ) v. ) ) By: Elizabeth K. Dillon HAROLD CLARKE, ) United States District Judge Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Shuron Maurice Barksdale filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2018 conviction and eighty-year prison sentence for drug distribution. (Habeas Pet., Dkt. No. 1.) Before the court is the respondent’s motion to dismiss. (Dkt. No. 6.) For the reasons stated below, this motion will…