Secret v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1:2019cv01386 - Document 11 (E.D. Va. 2020)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 6/26/2020. (See order for further details).(acha, ) Copies sent as directed in the order
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Secret v. Commonwealth of Virginia Doc. 11 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 1 of 22 PageID# 155 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division Nicholas Charles Secret, Petitioner, I:19cvl386(LO/TCB) V. Commonwealth of Virginia, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION Virginia inmate Nicholas Charles Secret("Secret" or "petitioner") filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the validity of his convictions—entered in the Circuit Court of Louisa County—ofarson and attempted murder in the first degree. S^ Dkt. No. 1. Respondent has filed a motion to dismiss and Rule 5 Answer, supported by a legal brief. See Dkt. Nos. 4-6. Petitioner, despite having been provided the notice required by Local Civil Rule 7(K)and Roseboro v. Garrison. 528 F.2d 309(4th Cir. 1975)[Dkt. No. 7], did not file an opposition to respondent's motion. For the reasons explained below, respondent's motion to dismiss will be granted, and Secret's petition for writ of habeas corpus will be dismissed. I. Background On January 30,2015, in the Circuit Court of Louisa County, ajury convicted Secret of one count ofarson and nine counts of attempted first-degree murder. Record No. 170540, p. 569. On June 20,2015,the trial court sentenced petitioner to twenty-three years' incarceration. at p. 571. This conviction and sentencing represented the culmination of events that began to transpire approximately a year-and-a-half earlier. In September 2013, petitioner met Paxus Calta, a member of the "Acorn Community," an intentional community then consisting of approximately thirty individuals. Id at pp. 739-40. Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 2 of 22 PageID# 156 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 3 of 22 PageID# 157 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 4 of 22 PageID# 158 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 5 of 22 PageID# 159 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 6 of 22 PageID# 160 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 7 of 22 PageID# 161 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 8 of 22 PageID# 162 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 9 of 22 PageID# 163 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 10 of 22 PageID# 164 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 11 of 22 PageID# 165 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 12 of 22 PageID# 166 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 13 of 22 PageID# 167 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 14 of 22 PageID# 168 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 15 of 22 PageID# 169 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 16 of 22 PageID# 170 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 17 of 22 PageID# 171 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 18 of 22 PageID# 172 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 19 of 22 PageID# 173 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 20 of 22 PageID# 174 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 21 of 22 PageID# 175 Case 1:19-cv-01386-LO-TCB Document 11 Filed 06/26/20 Page 22 of 22 PageID# 176
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