Shon Yokely v. Christian Pfeiffer

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 22, 202120-73660California1,393 words

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 22 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SHON YOKELY, No. 20-73660

Applicant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, Warden,

Respondent.

Application to File Second or Successive Petition Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254

Submitted November 18, 2021** Pasadena, California

Before: LINN,*** BYBEE, and BENNETT, Circuit Judges.

Shon Yokely is serving four consecutive life terms for murdering a fourteen-

month-old baby girl and attempting to murder her mother and two uncles. See

People v. Yokely, 108 Cal. Rptr. 3d 318, 323–25 (Ct. App. 2010). Because the

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). *** The Honorable Richard Linn, United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, sitting by designation. parties are familiar with the facts,…

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