Jones v. Clarke

Filing 17

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 10/18/2017. (tvt)

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CASE NO.7:
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fr a m i ofha a c
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be s omus puruan t 28 U. C.j 2254,c le ng t vai t of hi
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S.
halngi he ldiy
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c i m e on a snalor rb# t Dmw il Ciy Cic tCour. Re po n fld a m o i t
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Background

Afe abe h ti l t Dmw il Ciy Cic tCo tf und J ne guit off ci e s om y,
tr nc ra, he
le t r ui ur o
o s ly or bl od
i ce lbe te wih a m i wih who he ha a c t al r l to hi a tmpt r pe
nde nt i ri s t
nor t
m
d
usodi e ai ns p, te ed a ,

atmp e ic s, a d o j c s x a pe er to Th cr utc u ts ne e J n st tnye r
te td n e t1 n be t e u l n tain. e ic i o r e tnc d o e o e a s
a t ea h c c i wih fveye ss pe d on ea h c mt J ne a
s o c onviton, t i
ar us nde
c ot . o s ppeaed,a gui t tt
l r ng ha he
t si ony of t vitm , who was t n yea s o1 a t tme s t tfed,was Gzhe e l
e tm
he c i
e
r d t he i
he esii
çl r nty
i
i r di e'f rva i r s ,butt Cour ofAppe l ofVigi a de e hi peii J s
nc e bl' o rous ea ons
he
t
as
r ni ni d s tton. one
t n r s d a sngl cli o t ei bl t tmony i t Supr me Cour ofVigi a, t c lt
he aie i e am f mr la e esi
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oneswa c ce ofatmptd i es i open cou t howeve , t orgi lc ci a s ntnci
s onvitd
te e nc t n
r;
r he i na onviton nd e e ng
or rer ne l sae t thewasconvitd ofi es.Theer wasltrc r c e i J ' i talsaehabe
de ro ousy ttd ha
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ae ore t d n oness nii tt
as
pr e ng.
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Afe hi diec r viw pr ee ngs e d,J s fl d a ha aspe ii i t Su e
tr s r t e e
oc di
nde one ie
be
tton n he pr me
Cour ofVigi a r sng sx i fe tve a ssa ofc
t
r ni , aii i ne f c i s it nce ouns lc am s On J r 1 2009,t
e li .
anua y 2,
he
c tis d ç lm ied gr ntoft wrtha s c pus'a t J ne ' f t c am :c
our s ue 1 i t
a
a
he i bea or ' s o o s s ourh l i ouns lwa
e s

ief ci ef rfiig t o j c t te c u tfn i g hm g it o i etwh n h wa c a g d
n fe tv o al o b e t o h o r id n i u l f nc s e e s h r e
n
y
wih a tmpt d i e t r mandi t c s t t cr ui c tt c r c t co c i o de a
t te e nc s , e
ng he a e o he ic t our o ore t he nviton r r nd
f a ne s nt ncng he rng as t t a tm ptd i e t c c i
or
w e e i
ai
o he te e nc s onviton. J
ones v. W a de N o.
r n,

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81 5 l p. t Va r . a 2, 0 9 .
p
u rme u t f r ii el d l
i
r ma ni c am so t m e is
e i ng l i n he rt .
On Aprl21,2009,a trt Supr me Cour ofVigi a' lmie gr ntofha asr i ,
i
fe he
e
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be elef
but be or t r s ntncng, J s fl a f de al ha as pe ii r ii t e c am s o
f e he e e e i
one ied
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be
tton a sng hr e l i
f
i feci a ssa e a t c am sc le ngt s fc e y oft e de e.
ne f tve s it nc nd wo l i hal ngi he uf i nc
he vi nc
On J 22,2009,be or t sa e c tr - e e ed J s o hi a tmpt d i es
une
f e he t t our e s nt nc one n s te e nc t
co c i t Comm onwe lh m o d t cr ui c tt r -entnce J
nviton, he
at
ve he ic t our o e s e
ones on hi i e
s ndec nt
lbe tesc ci be a e t s nt nc o i nal i
i ri onvi ton c us he e e e rgi ly mpos d exc ede t sa or ma mlm .2
e
e d he t mt y xi l
On J y 28,2009, t Da le Ciy Cicui Cour e e e a nunc pr t nc o de e f c i
ul
he nvil t r t
t nt r d
o u
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Fe r ay 2 ,2 0 ,(h e ty d t p t e oi ia s ne cn o d r c re ng t atmpe
b u r 7 0 6 te nr ae f h rgn l e tn ig r e) o rdi he te td
i es co c i a r ducngt as ocatd s nt ncet fve ye r ,wih no tm es pe d.
nc t nviton nd e i he s i e e e
o i
as t
i us nde
The ea tr t cic t c t he d a a to l r s nt nc ng he rng as t bo h t
r fe , he r ui our l n ddii na e-e e i
ai
o t he
a tm pt d i s a i e lberi c c i . On Dec mber1 2009, he c tr i
te e nce t nd ndec nt i tes onvitons
e
5,
t our empos
ed
a tve yea s nt nc on t a t m pt d i es convi ton a r uc t i c nt lbe te
i - r e e e
he te e nc t
c i nd ed ed he nde e i r i s

2Jo s had bee s ntnce t tn ye s i a c r ton w ih tve yeas s pe
ne
n e e d o e ar nc r e ai
t i
r us nded. H o e r i ce
w ve , nde nt

l ete i aCls 6fln a ds bett ama i m p ns me t fv y as ic reain.
i ris s as eo y n u jc o xmu u ih n ofie e r'n ac rto
b

c nviton t fveyea s wih t a a ha fyea ss pe
o ci o i
r , t wo- nd- - l
r us nded. J sa
one ppeaed,bu on Dec mbe
l
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a
l n
r 9, 0, he e r l src our ni d o s be elef3

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On Augus 20,201 J
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br a y , 7, onesfl d t i t ntpeii r ii t eec am s
ie he nsa
tton, asng hr l i :
1. The Comm onwe lh f ie t dic os e ul t y,i ac nt a o he
at a ld o s l e xc paor mpe hme nd t r

e de fom t Guif d6r or .
vi nce r he lor ec ds
,
2. Res nt nci co m s lw a i f e tve f f ii t m o f a ne t i on al
e e ng t e s ne f c i or a lng o ve or
w ral
l

c r s ba ed on t pr e ut r s f itr t dicl e e ul t y e de e
ha ge s
he os c o ' alle o s os xc paor vi nc
pro t ti ;and
i r o ral
Tra c
i l ouns lwasi fe tvef f ii t r ques as poe f rt Guif d
e
ne f c i or a lng o e t ub na o he lor
r or .
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prme
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r ni s umedwihoutde di t J ' peiin wa pr ed al defuled
t
ci ng hat oness tto s oc ur ly a t
a atr edt cic tc tsr i
nd fim he r ui our' ulng.

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l oness ams efr o dial nd he e or e r ng he ci o
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s te s
f r he our n s
nts to o s s
ponde ha
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conc de t tJ s pe ii i pr pe l exha t d a tm ey. Furhe ,t Res
e d ha one ' tton s o ry
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t r he ponde a sl e
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f t i lghtoft e de epr s nt i t St t c t oce di
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p ro ma c wa d fce t' a ( )Gha t e d fce tp ro ma c p eu ie t d fn e'
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e sû
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l ms t he e t s ha s ucc s' d. t
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rc a s is ong, ttone
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e
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he couns l gua a e t de e n by t Si h
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ndme ' S rc a
nt' ti klnd, 466 U . a 687S. t
88. G-'e quesi i whehe a a t ey'
th
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ton s
t r n tom s
r pr s ntto n mt d t i ompe e unde û e ii pr es i nor , notwhehe i
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r me 1 nno om he ss
uc esf l nef tve ssa e ot e l m a e
t r s toft pr ee ng wo d np ha be n dif r nthad t a tr y r ie t is '
he e ul
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ul t ve e fe e
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Guif d r c ds J
lor e or . onesa guest tt r co dse ul t hi i t f l wi wa :
r
ha he e r xc pa e m n he olo ng ys
1 J ' da e ,G R.' d no sa eorale t tJ spu hi fnge i he
. ones s ught r 1 , di t tt
D. '
l ge ha one t s i r n r
va na,c r r t he t si o a til
gi onta y o r e tm ny t ra ;
2. D. r po td t a doc oron M a c 3,2005 and t ot r a ot tm e t t
R. e re o
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J s ha onl t he he a t r wa no pe tai n,co r r t he
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but o y t the ha plce hi pe s be i i,c r r t he t si o a
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is wo ongsofBr dy a e a l as de t bl ,8 butJ ne f ist de
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t Guif r r c dsa e m a e il On ha s r vi w,t Dmwil Ciy Cic tCout hed t
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Al tr a eu e e f h ifr e ods n i h f he n iey f he ra
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