(HC) Greenhill v. Montgomery

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY LEON GREENHILL, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00657-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF ) HABEAS CORPUS v. ) ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO WARREN L. MONTGOMERY, ) ENTER JUDGMENT AND CLOSE CASE Respondent. ) ) ORDER DECLINING ISSUANCE OF ) CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

Petitioner is serving a 25-years-to-life sentence for second degree robbery and obstructing justice. On May 11, 2020, he filed this habeas action challenging the conviction. As discussed below, the Court finds the claims to be without merit and DENIES the petition. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY Petitioner is convicted of second degree robbery and obstructing justice. People v. Greenhill, No. F076968, 2019 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1796, at *1 (Mar. 14, 2019). It also was found true that Greenhill had two prior strike convictions and had previously been convicted of a serious felony in 1976. Id. Petitioner…