Robert Lee Jenkins v. L.A. Martinez
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROBERT LEE JENKINS, Case No. 22-cv-04188-VC
Petitioner,
ORDER RECOGNIZING ONE CLAIM;
v. DISMISSING REMAINING CLAIMS
WITH LEAVE TO AMEND
L.A. MARTINEZ,
Respondent.
12 Robert Lee Jenkins, a California prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Jenkins has paid the filing fee. See Dkt. No. 10. BACKGROUND In 1992, Jenkins was found guilty of torture, mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon, corporal injury to a cohabitant, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Dkt. No. 1 at 11. He was sentenced to two life terms and an additional eight months. Id. On July 28, 2021, the Board of Parole Hearings denied parole for three years. Id. at 12. DISCUSSION I. Standard of Review A district court may entertain a petition for writ of habeas corpus on “behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on…