Roybal
Roybal v. Davis
148 F. Supp. 3d 958·2015 WL 7779241·2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162480
United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaDecember 2, 2015Case No. 99cv2152-JM (KSC)California72,813 words
Opinion
Lead Opinion
*977 DEATH PENALTY CASE ORDER:
(1) DENYING PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING AND/OR DISCOVERY ON CLAIMS 4-8, 10-11, 25-27, AND 29-31;
(2) DENYING RESPONDENT’S REQUEST TO DISMISS CERTAIN CLAIMS ON THE BASIS OF STATE PROCEDURAL BARS;
(3) DENYING HABEAS RELIEF ON CLAIMS 1-8, 10-11, AND 13-38 IN THE FIRST AMENDED PETITION; AND
(4) GRANTING HABEAS RELIEF ON CLAIMS 9, 12, AND 39 IN THE FIRST
AMENDED PETITION
Hon. Jeffrey T. Miller, United States District Judge
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY.. .978
II. TRIAL PROCEEDINGS.. .980
A. Guilt Phase.. .980
B. Penalty Phase... 983
III. PROCEDURAL MATTERS.. .986
A. Procedural Default.. .986
1. Dixon... 986
a. Independence... 986
b. Adequacy.. .987
2. Contemporaneous Objection.. .988
B. Teague v. Lane... 990
IV. STANDARDS OF REVIEW.. .990
A. Standard of Merits Review under AEDPA...990
B. Standard for Evidentiary Hearing...992
V. DISCUSSION.. .993
A. CLAIMS OF TRIAL COURT ERROR AND JUROR BIAS.. .993
1.Claim 1... 993
a. State Court Decision... 993
b. Standard of Review... 997
c. Discussion.. .999
2. Claim 2.. .1007
3. Claim 14.. .1011
4. Claim 15.. .1014
5. Claim 16.. .1016
6.'Claim 17..…