Fuller
Fuller v. Matteson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LARRY DARNELL FULLER, Case No. 20-cv-01878-JD
Petitioner,
ORDER LIFTING STAY AND FOR
v. RESPONDENT TO SHOW CAUSE
GISELLE MATTESON, Respondent.
12 Larry Fuller, a state prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The action was stayed so petitioner could exhaust an additional claim. Petitioner has filed an amended petition and indicates that all claims are now exhausted. BACKGROUND Petitioner was found guilty after a jury trial of one count of murder with the special circumstance that the victim was killed to prevent his testimony. People v. Fuller, No. A149884, 2018 WL 492705, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 11, 2018). Petitioner was sentenced to a prison term of life without the possibility of parole. Id. at 3. The California Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction. Id. at 1. The California Supreme Court denied review. Amended Petition at 3. A habeas…