Lema
Lema v. The People
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA DIVISION 7 CHRISTOPHER LEMA, Case No. 20-cv-00631-RMI
Plaintiff,
ORDER FOR RESPONDENT TO
v. SHOW CAUSE
THE PEOPLE, Defendant.
13 Petitioner, a California prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner was convicted in Santa Clara County, so venue is proper here. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). Petitioner has paid the filing fee and consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge. (Dkts. 1, 3). BACKGROUND Petitioner was convicted of second-degree murder. People v. Lema, No. H044128, 2019 WL 1970325, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. May. 3, 2019). Petitioner was sentenced to 16 years to life in state prison. Id. The California Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment. Id. The California Supreme Court denied review. See Pet. at 3. DISCUSSION Standard of Review This court…