Harris

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 WILLIE WILLIAMS, Case No. 14-cv-00101-EMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR

v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

KAMALA HARRIS, et al., Defendants.

12 13 I. INTRODUCTION Willie Williams, a prisoner currently incarcerated at the California State Prison Solano, filed this pro se action for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Respondent has filed an answer and Mr. Williams has filed a traverse. Mr. Williams’ petition is now before the Court for review on the merits. For the reasons discussed below, the petition for writ of habeas corpus will be denied. II. BACKGROUND Mr. Williams and codefendant Sheridan Smith were charged in Alameda County Superior Court with robbery special circumstance first-degree murder. 3CT at 644-50. Smith was separately charged with forcible rape. Id. at 645. The California Court of Appeal summarized the trial…