Robertson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHARLES D. ROBERTSON, Case No. 17-cv-04201-EMC

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR

v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

KELLY SANTORO, Respondent.

12 13 I. INTRODUCTION Charles D. Robertson filed this action for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 to challenge his murder conviction and sentence from San Francisco County Superior Court. Respondent has filed an answer to the petition, and Mr. Robertson has filed a traverse. For the reasons discussed below, the petition is denied. II. BACKGROUND A. The Crime The California Court of Appeal described the evidence presented at trial:

I. The Prosecution’s Case.

On January 12, 2012, at around 2:30 a.m., Police Officer Anthony Pedroza, was dispatched to Sixth Street and Stevenson Alley in San Francisco. Upon his arrival, Officer Pedroza found Joseph Minozzi (hereinafter, the…