Nguyen
Nguyen v. Pallares
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 MY LOAN NGUYEN, Case No. C 19-2952 WHA (PR) Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS; AND
v. GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF
APPEALABILITY AS TO MIRANDA
MICHAEL PALLARES, Acting Warden, VIOLATION AND INEFFECTIVE
ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL CLAIMS
Respondent. 12 INTRODUCTION This is a federal habeas corpus action filed by a state prisoner pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2254. Respondent was ordered to show cause why the petition should not be granted. Respondent filed an answer denying petitioner’s claims. Petitioner filed a traverse. For the reasons stated below, the petition is DENIED. STATEMENT A. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In 2014, a Santa Clara County jury convicted petitioner of attempted premeditated murder (count 1) and two counts of discharging a firearm from a vehicle at a nonoccupant (counts 2 & 3). The jury found true the allegation on count 1 that…