Dunn

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 KEYLEN M. DUNN, Case No. 21-cv-9036-PCP

Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITION

FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

v.

PATRICK COVELLO, Respondent.

11 Keylen Dunn filed this pro se action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Court ordered respondent to show cause why the writ should not be granted. Respondent filed an answer and a memorandum of points and authorities in support thereof and lodged exhibits with the Court. Mr. Dunn filed a reply. For the reasons discussed below, the Court denies the petition. BACKGROUND Mr. Dunn was charged with a February 2016 robbery and a July 2016 murder. People v. Dunn, A155981, 2021 WL 973386, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. Mar. 16, 2021). A jury found Mr. Dunn guilty of robbery, found him not guilty of first-degree murder, and deadlocked as to second-degree murder. Id. At retrial, the jury found Mr. Dunn guilty of second-degree murder. Id. He was sentenced to a prison term of…