Rivera
Rivera v. Broomfield
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JAIME RIVERA, Case No. 21-cv-06520-HSG
Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS;
v. DENYING CERTIFICATE OF
APPEALABILITY
RON BROOMFIELD,
Respondent.
12 Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, has filed this pro se action for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the validity of a conviction obtained against him in state court. Dkt. No. 1 (“Pet.”). Respondent has filed an answer, Dkt. No. 21 (“Answer”)), and Petitioner has filed a traverse. Dkt. No. 26. The Court has carefully considered the briefs submitted by the parties. For the reasons set forth below, the petition is DENIED. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On May 11, 2018, an Alameda County jury found petitioner guilty of two counts of a lewd act upon a child under the age of 14, Cal. Penal Code § 288(a) (against victim J.L.) (counts 1 and 2); one…