Marlin Royal v. Raymond Madden

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 21 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARLIN L. ROYAL, No. 23-55260

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:21-cv-00834-WQH-WVG v.

RAYMOND MADDEN, Warden, MEMORANDUM*

Respondent-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California William Q. Hayes, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 28, 2025 Pasadena, California

Before: BOGGS,** FRIEDLAND, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner-Appellant Marlin L. Royal appeals the denial of his petition for a

writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, seeking relief from a conviction for

first-degree murder and related charges in California state court. The district court

issued a certificate of appealability as to Royal’s claim that “the Superior Court

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Danny J. Boggs, United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals…