Benton v. Koenig

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 KAREEM BENTON, Case No. 19-cv-01446-JD 8 Petitioner, ORDER RE MOTION TO 9 v. DISMISS AND CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY 10 GRAIG KOENIG, Re: Dkt. No. 13 Respondent. 11 12 13 Kareem Benton, a state prisoner acting pro se, has brought a habeas petition under 28 14 U.S.C. § 2254. The petition alleges that the prosecution overlooked evidence that points to 15 petitioner’s innocence. Specifically, petitioner argues that the victim wrote a letter stating that 16 petitioner was not the assailant. Respondent has filed a motion…