Castellanos

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 6 ROLANDO CASTELLANOS, Case No. 17-cv-01307-JD

7 Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR

8 v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND

DENYING CERTIFICATE OF

9 SCOTT FRAUENHEIM, APPEALABILITY 10 Respondent.

11 12 Rolando Castellanos, a pro se state prisoner, has brought a habeas petition pursuant to 28 13 U.S.C. § 2254. The Court ordered respondent to show cause why the writ should not be granted. 14 Respondent filed an answer and a memorandum of points and authorities in support of it, and 15 lodged exhibits with the Court. The petition is denied. 16 BACKGROUND 17 A jury found Castellanos guilty of second-degree murder with firearm allegations. People 18 v. Castellanos, 2015 WL 7300487, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. Nov. 19, 2015). He was sentenced to 40 19 years to life in state prison. Id. On November 19, 2015, the California Court of Appeal affirmed 20 the conviction. Id. at *1. On February 17, 2016, the California Supreme Court…