Allen v. Schuyler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA MELVIN ALLEN, Case No. 24-cv-00315-RFL (PR) Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CHARLES SCHUYLER, Respondent. I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Melvin Allen seeks federal habeas relief under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

from his California state conviction for murder. Allen has not carried his burden to show he is actually innocent. Nor has he shown error. The prosecutor did not commit misconduct; trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to object; and the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury regarding spectator…