Madden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALFRED MURPHY, Case No.: 21-cv-1600-LAB-DDL

Petitioner,

ORDER:

v. (1) DENYING PETITION FOR RAYMOND MADDEN,

WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.

Respondent. [Dkt. 1]; and

16 (2) DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY 18 I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Alfred Murphy, a state prisoner, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Petition” or “Pet.”), challenging his San Diego Superior Court conviction in case number SCE359335. (See Dkt. 1 at 1).1 The Court has reviewed the Petition and Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of the Petition, (Dkt. 1, 1-2), the Answer and Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of the Answer, (Dkt. 8, 8-1), the lodgments, the

1 Page numbers for the Petition, Answer, Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of the Answer and Traverse cited in this Order refer to those imprinted 28 Traverse, (Dkt 10), and…