Brandon Crosby v. A. Arthur

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRANDON CROSBY, ) Case No. CV 16-4121-SP ) Petitioner, ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ) ORDER v. ) ) )

A. ARTHUR, Warden, )

) Respondent. ) ) ) 17 I. INTRODUCTION On July 8, 2016, petitioner Brandon Crosby filed a First Amended Petition 21 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (“First Amended Petition” 22 or “FAP”). Petitioner challenges his October 24, 2014 conviction in the Los 23 Angeles County Superior Court for assault of a peace officer causing great bodily 24 injury. The First Amended Petition purports to raise five grounds for relief. Two of 26 the grounds claim the trial court erred during petitioner’s waiver of counsel hearing. 27 The other grounds are difficult to decipher, although they also reference petitioner’s 28 1 waiver of counsel. For the reasons…