Johnson v. Shinn

1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Ruben Myran Johnson, No. CV-18-00889-PHX-MTL 10 Petitioner, ORDER 11 v. DEATH PENALTY CASE 12 Ryan Thornell, et al., 13 Respondents. 14 15 Petitioner Ruben Johnson is an Arizona death row inmate pursuing habeas relief in 16 this Court. In Claim 14 of his habeas petition, Johnson alleges that his rights under the 17 Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment were violated because “[a]n improper jury 18 instruction likely caused the jury to vote for death to ensure Johnson was never released 19 from…