Deleon
Deleon v. Phillips
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ALEJANDRO A DELEON, Case No. 23-cv-01862-HSG
Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS,
v. DENYING CERTIFICATE OF
APPEALABILITY
BRYAN D PHILLIPS, Acting Warden
Respondent.
12 Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at California State Prison – Corcoran, Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, 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 San Mateo County Superior Court. Dkt. No. 1. Respondent has filed an answer. Dkt. Nos. 16, 17 (“Answer”). Petitioner has not filed a traverse, and the deadline to do so has passed. The Court has carefully considered the record and, for the reasons set forth below, DENIES the petition for a writ of habeas corpus and DENIES a certificate of appealability. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On August 7, 2019, a Santa Mateo County jury…