Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BARTON WILLIAMS, Case No. 20-cv-04776-WHA

Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A

WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND

v. CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

CHRISTEN PFEIFFER, Respondent.

INTRODUCTION This is a federal habeas corpus action filed by a state prisoner pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2245. Respondent was ordered to show cause why the petition should not be granted based on petitioner’s claims of instructional error, ineffective assistance of counsel, and cumulative error. Respondent has filed an answer and supporting documents denying petitioner’s claims. Petitioner did not file a traverse. For the reasons stated below, the petition is DENIED. STATEMENT A. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Late in the evening of April 16, 2012, petitioner asked a passerby in a parking lot in San Jose, California, to call 911 because his wife was on fire. The passerby alerted the parking lot …