Belfield

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TONY MAURICE BELFIELD, Case No. 21-cv-01838-HSG (PR)

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR

v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS;

DENYING CERTIFICATE OF

BRIAN KIBLER, APPEALABILITY Respondent.

12 Before the Court is the petition for a writ of habeas corpus of Petitioner Tony Maurice Belfield, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the validity of his state court conviction. Dkt. No. 1. Respondent has filed an answer to the petition, Dkt. No. 17 and Petitioner has filed a traverse, Dkt No. 25. For the reasons set forth below, the petition is DENIED. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On October 27, 2016, Petitioner was convicted by a Contra Costa County jury of second- degree murder, shooting at a person from a motor vehicle, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Dkt. No. 17-4 at 115-18. The jury also found true the allegations that Petitioner discharged a firearm causing great bodily injury…