Michael Meyers v. The People of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. Introduction
On May 13, 2020, Michael C. Myers1 (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his 1996 conviction. He subsequently filed a First Amended Petition (“FAP”) on June 22, 2020. [Dkt. No. 4.] The FAP appears subject to dismissal because it is second and/or successive. The Court will not make a final determination regarding whether the FAP should be dismissed, however, without giving Petitioner an opportunity to address this issue.
II. Procedural History
On January 23, 1996, Petitioner was convicted in Los Angeles County Superior Court of possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of California Penal Code section 12021(a)(1). Petitioner was sentenced under the three- strikes law to 25 years to life with the possibility of parole.
1 Petitioner indicates that this is the true spelling of his name.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
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