Francisco Lopez v. Kathleen Allison

I. BACKGROUND

Petitioner is serving an indeterminate term of life imprisonment without parole imposed in 2008 after a jury found him guilty of special circumstances gang-related first-degree murder committed through the discharge of a firearm resulting in death and for the benefit of a criminal street gang, as well as street terrorism. See Petition at 2, 99. On April 20, 2010, the California Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment of conviction. See id. at 3. Petitioner did not file a Petition for Review with the California Supreme Court. See id. In January 2024, Petitioner filed a habeas petition in the Orange County Superior Court, raising eight claims. See id. at 3-4. On February 8, the Superior Court denied the petition in a reasoned opinion. See id. at 99-108. On March 28, the California Court of Appeal summarily (12/02) CIVIL MINUTES-GENERAL Initials of Deputy Clerk: nb Page 1 of

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denied the petition. See id. at 110. On June 18, the California Supreme Court summarily denied the petition. See id. at 112.

As grounds for federal habeas relief, Petitioner asserts: (1) collateral and…