Bamber
Bamber v. Paramo
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROBERT ROY BAMBER, Case No. 19-cv-01599-WHO (PR)
Petitioner,
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR
v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
MARCUS POLLARD, Respondent.
12 INTRODUCTION Petitioner Robert Roy Bamber seeks federal habeas relief from the state’s denial of his request to be resentenced under California’s Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012. However, federal habeas relief is not available for errors of state sentencing law, even if state law has been erroneously interpreted or applied. Accordingly, Bamber’s federal habeas petition is DENIED. BACKGROUND In 1995, a Sonoma County Superior Court jury convicted Bamber of receiving stolen property, possession of a needle and syringe, auto theft, and resisting an officer. (Ans., Petitioner’s State Appellate Brief, Dkt. No. 18-1 at 151.) The jury also found true allegations Bamber had four prior felony convictions, and six prior prison terms. (Id.) A …