Archuleta

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 DAVID CLAIR ARCHULETA, Case No.23-cv-05222-JSC 8 Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR 9 v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 10 PATRICK COVELLO, Respondent. 11 12 13 INTRODUCTION 14 Petitioner David Clair Archuleta, a prisoner of the State of California proceeding without 15 representation by an attorney, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking relief from his 16 state conviction. The amended petition is the operative pleading. (ECF No. 11.) Petitioner 17 asserts he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial and on appeal. (Id. at 7, 10, 12.) 18 Respondent has filed an answer, exhibits, and a supporting memorandum arguing the claims 19 should be denied. (ECF Nos. 18, 18-1, 19.) For the reasons discussed below, the claims are 20 without merit, and the petition, as amended, is DENIED. 21 BACKGROUND 22 1. Procedural Background 23 In 2022, Petitioner was convicted in Lake County Superior Court of residential burglary, 24 receipt of stolen property, possession of ammunition by a prohibited person, and possession of a 25 firearm by a felon. (ECF No. 19-4 at 542-47.) The court sentenced him to 17 years…