Torrence

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 WILLIE A. TORRENCE, Case No. 19-cv-05214-SI

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR

v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

ROBERT NEUSCHMID, Respondent.

12 INTRODUCTION Willie Torrence filed this pro se action for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 to challenge his murder conviction. The court issued an order to show cause why the writ should not be granted. For the reasons discussed below, the petition will be DENIED. 17 BACKGROUND The California Court of Appeal described the evidence presented at trial. On August 8, 2011, Cynthia was sitting in her car in front of a grocery store on International Boulevard near 64th Avenue in Oakland. A three-year-old boy was being pushed in his stroller by his mother. Cynthia saw a car that looked like a “Neon” driving by at approximately 15 to 20 miles per hour, about one car length in front her. She saw a…