Lacy Miller v. People of the State of Calif.

MEMORANDUM **

Lacy Miller appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas relief from his conviction for second degree murder and possession of a controlled substance. The sole issue certified for appeal is whether Miller was denied his Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury because a juror in his trial was dating Miller’s ex-girlfriend. See Irvin v. Dowd, 366 U.S. 717, 722, 81 S.Ct. 1639, 6 L.Ed.2d 751 (1961) (“[T]he right to a jury trial guarantees to the criminally accused a fair trial by a panel of impartial, ‘indifferent’ jurors.”).

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