Calderon

ORDER DENYING HABEAS RELIEF ON CLAIMS A, B, D, Q, AND R

DEATH PENALTY

On January 23, 1989, petitioner Stanley Williams filed a federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Respondent filed an answer on March 3, 1989. Petitioner was ordered to return to state court for exhaustion and the Court held the federal proceedings in abeyance pending completion of the state proceedings.

After the state court denied the unex-hausted claims, petitioner filed an amended federal petition on November 13, 1995. Respondent filed an answer to the amend ed petition on February 10, 1997, and filed a motion for summary judgment on April 7, 1997. On March 26, 1998, the Gourt granted the motion for summary judgment on the majority of the claims in the petition. The Court also ordered an evidentia-ry hearing on Claims B, Q, and R.

The evidentiary hearing was held on May 27 and 28, 1998. Direct testimony was taken by narrative statement. The Court also heard live testimony from petitioner’s trial attorney, another attorney who represented petitioner at the preliminary hearing, and a trial juror. The parties wanted to present the testimony of several mental health experts on the issue of petitioner’s…