Garcia-Lopez
Garcia-Lopez v. People
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOEL GARCIA-LOPEZ, Case No. 24-cv-02253-SVK
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v.
PEOPLE, Defendant.
INTRODUCTION Petitioner, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his state court conviction. He has paid the filing fee. For the reasons stated below, respondent is ordered to show cause why the petition should not be granted. DISCUSSION A. Background Petitioner was sentenced in the Superior Court of California for the County of Alameda to a term of fifty years to life in state prison for committing first degree murder, in violation of California Penal Code § 187. (ECF No. 1 at 1-2.) In 2022, the California Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment, and the California Supreme Court denied petitioner’s request for direct review. (Id. at 3.) Petitioner did not file a habeas petition in the state court. (Id. at 4.) Petitioner filed…