Espinal

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DAVID EDWARD ESPINAL, Case No. 20-cv-02049-WHO (PR)

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR

v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

LAURA ELDRIDGE, Respondent.

12 INTRODUCTION Petitioner David Edward Espinal seeks federal habeas relief from his state convictions for murder and robbery. None of his claims is based on clearly established law. For that reason among others, each claim fails. The petition for habeas relief is DENIED. BACKGROUND In 2015, Espinal (along with co-defendant Donald Parker) was convicted by a Sonoma County Superior Court jury of first degree murder and second degree robbery, and the jury found true a robbery-murder special circumstance allegation that the murder was committed while the defendants were engaged in the attempted commission of a robbery. The jury also found true allegations that Espinal had personally been armed with a firearm; had personally used and…