-RSB Jasper v. Braxton, No. 7:2011cv00210 - Document 39 (W.D. Va. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 03/12/2012. (kab)

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J n sv. n i c m, 71U. 2 6 2 0( 9 3 .A p ro s b e tt as s e de e rly' o e Cu n n ha 3 ' S. 3 , 4 1 6 ) e s n u j c o u p n d sntnc ofi io ntr mai i c t f t pur e ofj2254s l ashema be e e e mprs nme e ns n usody or he pos s o ong y r i r e ae i hevi a e t t r a c tonsofhi s pe enca c r td f olt s he e ms nd ondii s us nded s t e.Ca a asv. en enc rf La le 391U. 234, 38( 968 . vale, S. 237- 1 ) 4 Be a eJ s e h da t rj2 4peiin p ndngb f r t ec r, haln n asae c us a p r a nohe 25 tto e i e o e h ou tc le gig tt convi i i t Cicui Courtoft Ciy ofCharotes le,Cas No.7: l cton n he r t he t l t vil e 1 CV00188,t cour w as he t a r t tt LouiaCo t s ne ewa no teonys ntn et whihhewa s b e twhie wae ha he s uny e tnc s t h l e e c o c s uj c l i ce at ncar r ed. l ah b a peio rwa tnc so y' n e t c aln e saec u tud me ta t e f a e s tt ne s s u t d 'u d r he h l g d tt o r j g n t h i i e tmehefl hi j2254peii hi rla efom cusodydtrngt pe nc oft peii i ied s tton, s ee s r t zi he nde y he tton d e n t e rv t ec u t f u idito t a de sh scams Caaa v. vale 3 U. o s o d p ie h o r o j rs cin o d r s i li . rf s La le , 91 S. 23 23 - 8( 9 8 .S eas Ga ltev Fod c , 5U. 3 , ( 9 5 ( eiin rs b e t o 4, 7 3 1 6 ) e lo ro t . r ie 51 S. 9 41 1 9 ) p tto e u j c t c e utvesntnc Ã»e i Ã»ncusod u ra1ofhi s ntnc untla1 aesr ed' . ons c i e e es t mans i t y' nde 1 r s e e es i l r e v ' ) Si ia l w he pettoner s s nt nc e r afe he fl hi habe s pe ii butbe or t m l r y, n ii ' e e e xpies t r ies s a tton, f e he p o e dn aec mplt,h p tt n i no mo t fp tto rrman s b e t oÃ» o c n rt r c e igs r o ee te eii s t o i eiine e is u j c t i me o cee o s a c ni un ijzyoh rt a t n w-n e i ac rto o p r l- s mec laea nd o tn ig nt t e h n he o e d d nc re ai n r ao e o o ltrl r co eq nceoft c cin. 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Them otont dim isdoesnota e st is sofwhehe J perwa i c t unde i o s s ddr s he s ue t r as s n usody r t s pe he us nded s nt ncei pos d f hi Louia Co ypikpoc tng co c i a t tm ehe e e m e or s s unt c ke i nviton t he i fldt sj2254peii andt r fe orwhehe hi peii i moo i lghtofhi rla e. ie hi tton heea tr t r s tton s t n i s ee s l or ton i s a e c tr c dsnow be or t co t howeve ,i c t t ta t ug J pe nf ma i n t t our e or f e he ur , r ndi a es ha lho h as r r m ane tn c t ' n hefl d hi pe ii hi cai sha snc bec em oo . e i d Ã» usody'whe i ie s tton, s l m ve i e om t The s a ut y pr s on a ho i i s pe t t or ovi i ut r z ng us nded s nt nce pr desasf l s e e s ovi olow : l a c e i w hi h t co ltha s pe d t exe ton or i poston of n ny as n c he tr s us nde he cu i m ii s nt nce t c t a r voke t s pe i ofs nt nc f a c e t c t e e , he our m y e he us ns on e e e or ny aus he our de m s s tci ntt toc r d a a tm e w ihi t pr ba i pe i orw ihi e ufi e ha cur e t ny i t n he o ton r od, t n t pe i ofs pe i fxe by t c t he rod us ns on i d he our. 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U nde t s pr sons J pe w asS n cus ody' on t s Loui a C o m t s nt nc w hen he r he e ovi i , as r t i t ' hi s t y e e e tldh sj2 4p tto i Ap i 2 1 Th Lo iaCo n yGe rlDititCo r' j d me t ie i 25 eiin n rl 01 . e u s u t nea src u ts u g n s a esJ s r s s t nc asf l s t t a pe ' en e e olow : J L SENTENCE of365 g ys i ed... t 211( ys s pe f a AI da l mpos wih da l us nded or pe i of1 m on hsc to d upon beng ofgood be vi , pi t pe ce rod 2 t ondii ne i ha or kee ng he a , 5 obe ng t s or ra pa ng f ne a c t yi hi de nd yi i s nd oss. Th j d me ti J s e ' c s d e n tmp s a ytr o p o aino s p r iin o s e iy e u g n n a p rs a e o s o i o e n em f r b to r u e vso , r p cf t tt l m ont pe i of s pe i w oul co m e onl upon J pe ' r ea e f om ha he zh rod us ns on d m nce y as r s el s r i r e ai n. 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He di nota al Thus J pe ' c c i be a e fna on O c obe 1 2009,a 6, d ppe . , as r s onvi ton c m i l t r 6, nd hi f de alflng pe i bega t r On Aug t1 201 a tr30 da oft pe i ha s e r ii rod n o un. us 6, 0, fe 4 ys he rod d e aps d,J s rfl d hi s a e ha aspe ii whi h t l d t f de a flng pe i A f e t l e a pe ie s t t be tton, c ole he e r l ii r od. t r he Supr m eCour ofVigi a dim is d t saepeii on Fe t l 4,2011 t f de alflng e t r ni s s e he t t tton brz ' ay , he e r ii pe i be n t r ag n a e r 61 da l t ron Apr l6, 1.J pe Ã§ ie ' s f de al r od ga o un ai nd xpied ys a e i 201 as r t l d' hi e r f ha a pe ii by de i r ng i t prs ofi i l f da l t r o A pr l1 2011, be s tton lve i t o i on tc a s our ys a e n i 0, beyond t he fd r liigp ro .Th r f r, a p rsfd r l eiini u tmeyu e j2 4 d ( )A) e ea fln ei d ee o e J s e ' e ea p tto s ni l nd r 2 4()1 ( . J s ri no e ild t ha hi f r lflngpe i cac a e t a pe s t ntte o ve s ede a ii rod lult d mdero oft ot r ne he he s e tonsofj2244( ( ) bec us J pe ' camsi t speii donoti vene fcs ubsci d)1 , a e as rs li n hi tton nvol w a t, ne c tdec s o , unc tt i w our i i ns or ons iutonali pe m e t . J s rdoesnota g a g ot d on m di n s a pe r ue ny r m he at easons, t whi h he i e il t eq t e t lng oft f de a flng pe i 6 Fort st ed r c s ntted o uiabl oli he e r l ii rod. he 6 Se Pacev. 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