Horton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHRISTOPHER BRIAN HORTON, Case No. 19-cv-02954-WHO (PR)

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR

v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

M. ELIOT SPEARMAN, Respondent. Dkt. Nos. 35 and

12 INTRODUCTION Petitioner Christopher Brian Horton seeks federal habeas relief from his state convictions for corporal injury to a spouse, spousal rape, forcible oral copulation, and assault with intent to commit a felony. None of his claims has merit. The petition is DENIED. BACKGROUND In 2015, Horton was convicted by a Monterey County Superior Court jury of infliction of corporal injury upon a spouse, spousal rape, forcible oral copulation spousal rape, and assault with intent to commit a felony. Additionally, the jury found true the allegations that Horton had a prior conviction for rape and was a habitual sex offender. A sentence of 156 years was imposed. (Ans., State Appellate Decision,…