Matthew Boeman Williams v. George Jaime

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA MATTHEW BOEMAN WILLIAMS, ) CASE NO. ED CV 20-0015-VAP (PJW) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DISMISSING HABEAS CORPUS ) PETITION WITH PREJUDICE AND v. ) DENYING CERTIFICATE OF ) APPEALABILITY GEORGE JAIME, ) ) Respondent. ) ) 15 In August 2011, Petitioner pled no contest in San Bernardino County Superior Court to voluntary manslaughter and assault with a firearm and was sentenced to 21 years in prison. (Petition at 2, 12, 37.1) He did not appeal. In 2019, Petitioner filed a petition for resentencing pursuant to California Penal Code § 1170. (Petition at 54-60.) In March 2019, the Superior Court denied the petition, finding that Petitioner was ineligible for resentencing. (Petition at 26.) Petitioner moved for reconsideration, which the Superior Court denied. (Petition at 27-35, 37.) Petitioner filed an appeal, which the California Court of Appeal construed as a habeas corpus petition and…