Taumu James v. Montgomery L. Warren

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TAUMU JAMES, Case No. 2:20-cv-05651-SVW (SP) Petitioner, v. “SUMMARILY DISMISSING

Warne L. MONTGOMERY, Respondent. VT 18 INTRODUCTION On June 25, 2020, petitioner Taumu James filed a Petition for Writ of 21 || Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (the “Petition”). Petitioner raises 22 || three grounds for relief, all based on the alleged ineffective assistance of his 23 || appellate counsel, to challenge his 2010 convictions in Los Angeles County 24 Superior Court for home invasion robbery. Petitioner claims his counsel failed to 25 || raise certain arguments on appeal including: (1) a due process violation concerning 26 || impermissible inferences the jury drew from six-pack and in-court identifications; 27 || (2) a due process violation based on the trial court’s failure to grant a new trial; and

1 || (3) a due process violation based on prosecutorial misconduct. …