Walton v. Ray, No. 3:2017cv00474 - Document 17 (E.D. Va. 2018)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr. on 06/11/2018. Copy mailed to Petitioner. (walk, )
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Walton v. Ray Doc. 17 L E IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA M 1 3 2018 Richmond Division li!/ CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT BRUCE DUANE WALTON, RICHMOND. VA Petitioner. V. Civil Action No. 3:17CV474 MR.TRACY RAY, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION Bruce Duane Walton, a Virginia state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 ("§ 2254 Petition." ECF No. 3), challenging his conviction in the Circuit Court of the County of Menrico, Virginia (hereinafter, "Circuit Court"). In his § 2254 Petition, Walton argues entitlement to relief based upon the following claims:' Claim One: "Concealment of exculpatory facts in grounds of discovery during trial and newly found evidence while in trial." (Id. at 6.) Claim Two: "Bill of Rights violations." {Id at 8.) Claim Three: "Errors in the Supreme Court of Virginia Petition for Appeal."{Id at 9.) Claim Pour: "Errors in Statement of Facts prepared and stated in the Supreme Court of Virginia Appeal." {Id. at 11.) Respondent moves to dismiss on the ground that Walton's claims are procedurally defaulted and barred from review here. Walton has filed an "Answer and Objection to Brief" ("Response." ECF No. 16). For the reasons set forth below, the Motion to Dismiss(ECF No. 9) will be GRANTED. ' The Court corrects the spelling, punctuation, and capitalization in the quotations from Walton's submissions. Dockets.Justia.com
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