Singh
Singh v. Warden, San Quentin Prison
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JASJIT SINGH, Case No. 20-cv-06054-JD
Petitioner,
ORDER FOR RESPONDENT TO
v. SHOW CAUSE
WARDEN, SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Respondent.
12 Jasjit Singh, a state prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner was convicted in San Francisco County, which is in this district, so venue is proper. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). BACKGROUND Petitioner was convicted by a jury of forcible rape, rape of an intoxicated person, lewd conduct with a child under 16 and multiple other sexual assault charges. People v. Singh, No. A149670, 2019 WL 288234, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 22, 2019). He was sentenced to 14 years in state prison. Id. at 3. The California Court of Appeal affirmed his conviction. Id. at 1. The California Supreme Court denied the petition for review. Petition at 3. DISCUSSION STANDARD OF REVIEW …