Antoine Williams-v-Edward Borla
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 ANTOINE WILLIAMS, Case No. 24-cv-02097-JD
Petitioner,
ORDER FOR RESPONDENT TO
v. SHOW CAUSE
, Re: Dkt. No. 5 Respondent.
13 Antoine Williams, a state prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner was convicted in Santa Clara County, which is in this district, so venue is proper here. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). BACKGROUND A jury found petitioner guilty of aggravated sex trafficking of a minor and other related crimes. People v. Johnson, No. H084722, 2022 WL 17986210, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. Dec. 29, 2022). Petitioner was sentenced to a prison term of 15 years to life. Id. The California Court of Appeal remanded for resentencing, but otherwise affirmed the conviction. Id. at 51. The California Supreme Court denied review. Petition at 3. DISCUSSION STANDARD OF REVIEW …