Willie Clarence Sherman v. Ralph Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WILLIE CLARENCE SHERMAN, ) CASE NO. CV 19-8038-PJW ) Petitioner, ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER v. ) DENYING PETITION, DISMISSING ) ACTION WITH PREJUDICE, AND RALPH DIAZ, SECRETARY, CDCR, ) DENYING CERTIFICATE OF ) APPEALABILITY Respondent. ) ) ) Before the Court is a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, in which Petitioner once again challenges his 2002 state conviction for second degree robbery and 25-years-to-life sentence. For the reasons set forth below, the Petition is denied and the action is dismissed with prejudice. I. PRIOR PROCEEDINGS In March 2002, Petitioner pled no contest in the Los Angeles County Superior Court to second degree robbery and admitted to two prior “strike” convictions under the California “Three Strikes” law. He was sentenced to 25 years to life. …