Legal Opinion
Benson v. Terhune
District Court, N.D. California
Decided July 26, 2001No. C00-1360PJHPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DENIAL OF PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
HAMILTON, District Judge.
Now before the court is the petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by state prisoner, Jane Ellyn Benson, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Having reviewed the parties papers and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court hereby DENIES petitioner’s petition.
INTRODUCTION
On June 15, 1987, Jane Ellyn Benson, (“petitioner”), went to the home of Elaine Wright (“Wright”) and her fiance, Joe McMahon (“McMahon”) believing that McMahon had stolen some of her property.…
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