Warner
Warner v. St. Andre
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 RYAN SCOTT WARNER, Case No. 22-cv-02916-JD
Petitioner,
ORDER FOR RESPONDENT TO
v. SHOW CAUSE
ROB ST. ANDRE, Respondent.
14 Ryan Warner, a state prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The mixed petition was dismissed with leave to amend, and petitioner has filed a response. BACKGROUND Petitioner was found guilty of murder with the special circumstance of torture and assault resulting in the death of a child under eight years old. People v. Warner, No. A152049, 2021 WL 194226, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 20, 2021). Petitioner was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Id. at 21. The California Court of Appeal reversed the special circumstance finding but affirmed the judgment in all other respects. Id. at 1. The California Supreme Court denied review. Petition at 3. DISCUSSION …