Bratcher

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HASSAN LEE BRATCHER, Case No. 23-cv-05566-PCP

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR

v. WRIT HABEAS CORPUS

GISELLE MATTESON, et al., Defendants.

Petitioner Hassan Bratcher petitions for a writ of habeas corpus challenging the validity of his state criminal conviction. The Court ordered a response to the petition. Dkt. No. 6. Respondent filed an answer and a memorandum of points and authorities in support thereof. Dkt. No. 12. Bratcher filed a traverse. Dkt. No. 22. The Court then ordered and received supplemental briefing from respondent on an expanded claim presented in Bratcher’s traverse. Dkt. Nos. 23, 24. The Court has carefully considered the arguments in the parties’ briefing. For the reasons set forth below, the petition is denied and a certificate of appealability will issue as to only one issue. BACKGROUND Bratcher was tried twice for kidnapping and rape. His conviction at the first trial was …