Leahy v. Farmon

MEMORANDUM *****

Petitioner Jennifer Gayle Leahy, and her co-defendants Richard Kesser and Stephen Chiara, were convicted in California state court of first degree murder with special circumstances and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. See Cal.Penal Code §§ 187(a), 190.2(a)(1), (a)(15). The California Court of Appeal affirmed, People v. Chiara, No. 93DA1422 (Cal. Ct.App., filed Dec. 12, 1995), and the California Supreme Court denied review. People v. Chiara, Nos. A060502, S051306 (Cal., filed March 14, 1996).

Petitioner thereafter petitioned the federal district…