De Andre Lamont Locklin v. Tammy Campbel

Case 2:22-cv-06933-SB-KES Document Filed 11/02/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEANDRE LAMONT LOCKLIN, Case No. 2:22-cv-06933-SB-KES

Petitioner,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

v.

PETITION SHOULD NOT BE

T. CAMPBEL, Warden, DISMISSED AS MIXED

Respondent.

I.

BACKGROUND

On September 19, 2022, Deandre Lamont Locklin (“Petitioner”)

constructively filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Dkt. 1 [“Petition”].) Petitioner challenges his conviction for the 2015 gang-related armed robbery of a marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles. (Id. at 2.) The Petition raises four grounds for relief: (1) Confrontation Clause error in admitting testimony from a DNA expert; (2) Confrontation Clause error in admitting DNA evidence; (3) insufficient evidence to support the gang enhancement; and (4) ineffective assistance of 27 …