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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROBERT DROP, Case No. 22-cv-04436-WHO

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR

v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

TRENT ALLEN, Respondent.

Petitioner Robert Drop seeks federal habeas relief because his due process right to a fair trial was violated when the state trial court instructed the jury under CALCRIM No. 1193 that child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome (CSAAS) evidence could be considered to evaluate the credibility of an alleged victim. This claim has no merit and Drop’s petition is DENIED. BACKGROUND In 2017, Drop was convicted of several sexual crimes based on his abuse of his stepdaughter, J.D. See Ans., Dkt. No. 18, Ex. E State Appellate Opinion People v. Drop, No. C1241676, 2021 WL 958567, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. March 12, 2021). The basis of this habeas petition is Drop’s objection at trial to the admission of expert testimony from Dr. Blake Carmichael pertaining to CSAAS, which the trial…