Julie Harper v. Molly Hill

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 13 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JULIE HARPER, No. 21-55636

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:18-cv-01888-GPC-MDD v.

MOLLY HILL, Acting Warden; XAVIER MEMORANDUM*

BECERRA,

Respondents-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Gonzalo P. Curiel, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 10, 2022 Pasadena, California

Before: SCHROEDER, LIPEZ,** and LEE, Circuit Judges.

Julie Harper appeals the district court’s denial of her 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas

petition challenging her state conviction and sentence for second degree murder and

related firearm enhancements. Harper argues the state prosecutor used preemptory

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Kermit V. Lipez, United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, sitting by designation. challenges to excuse potential male jurors in violation of…