Ulysses Franklin Moore Jr. v. People of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 5:18-cv-00907-JLS-MAA Document Filed 02/03/ Page 1 of Page ID #:3186
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ULYSSES FRANKLIN MOORE, Case No. 5:18-cv-00907-JLS-MAA
JR.,
ORDER DISMISSING PETITION Petitioner, AND DISMISSING ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE v. 14 GEORGE JAIME, Warden, 15 Respondent. 16 17 I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND On April 30, 2018, the Court received and filed Petitioner Ulysses Franklin Moore, Jr.’s (“Petitioner”) pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Petition”). (Pet., ECF No. 1.) The Petition raised the following two claims: (1) a gang expert’s reliance on hearsay as the basis for his opinion violated Petitioner’s Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause rights; and (2) the trial court’s limitations on defense evidence violated Petitioner’s Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights to present a complete defense. (Id. at 5–6.)1 27 1 Pinpoint citations of filings in this Order…