Wynn

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAMUEL WYNN, Case No. 20-cv-00181-SI

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING HABEAS CORPUS

v. PETITION

FRED FOULK, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 1 Defendants.

12 Petitioner, Samuel Wynn, filed through counsel this petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter is now before this Court for consideration of the merits of the habeas petition. For the reasons discussed below, the petition is DENIED. 16 BACKGROUND The California Court of Appel described the events leading to Wynn’s conviction as follows. In July 2015, Wynn and his half-brother—both African American—parked a white Lexus near two women standing at the corner of 18th Avenue and International Boulevard in Oakland, California, “an area known for prostitution.” People v. Wynn, A149188, 2018 WL 3359629, at *2 (Cal. Ct. App. July 18, 2018). Wynn and his half-brother, Lewis, exited the Lexus and approached the two …