Legal Opinion

(HC) Watson v. Godwin

District Court, E.D. California

Decided August 8, 2023No. 2:21-cv-02081Unknown

1Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DAVID WATSON, No. 2:21-cv-02081-DJC-EFB (HC) 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 R. GODWIN, Warden, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 18 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. He challenges his convictions in the Sacramento County Superior 19 Court for kidnapping and child abduction. A jury also found true an allegation that petitioner 20 personally used a dangerous weapon in commission of the offense. Petitioner was…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. Gilbert B. Martinez v. Eddie Ylst, Superintendent, California Medical Facility SouthCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991

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