Darla Jones v. D. Johnson

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 7 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DARLA RAY JONES, No. 20-55407

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:15-cv-01376-MWF-SHK v.

D. K. JOHNSON, Warden, MEMORANDUM*

Respondent-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Michael W. Fitzgerald, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted July 7, 2021 Pasadena, California

Before: D.M. FISHER,** WATFORD, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.

In 2013, Darla Jones was convicted in California state court of assault with a

firearm and making criminal threats. Later it came to light that, during Jones’ trial,

her defense attorney had been under prosecution by the Los Angeles County

District Attorney—the same office that prosecuted Jones. The District Court

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