Patterson
Patterson v. People of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 NORMAN PATTERSON, Case No. 21-cv-05430-HSG
Petitioner, ORDER OF DISMISSAL; DENYING
CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY
v.
G. MATTESON, Respondent.
12 Before the Court is the above-titled petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 by petitioner Norman B. Patterson, challenging the validity of his 2003 state court conviction for first-degree murder. Dkt. No. 6. The habeas petition is now before the Court for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2243 and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. The petition is DISMISSED. DISCUSSION This Court may entertain a petition for writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). A district court considering an application for a writ of habeas…