Legal Opinion

(HC) Saterfield v. Matteson

District Court, E.D. California

Decided May 12, 2025No. 2:22-cv-01513Unknown

1Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RICHARD SATERFIELD, Case No. 2:22-cv-1513-WBS-JDP (P) 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 GISELLE MATTESON, 15 Respondent. 16 17 18 Petitioner Richard Saterfield, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, seeks a writ of 19 habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, contending that (1) the jury was improperly given 20 instructions regarding mutual combat and initial aggressor, which deprived him of a fair trial; 21 (2) his mandatory sentence of life without parole violates state and…

2Cases cited62 opinions

  1. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  3. Gilbert B. Martinez v. Eddie Ylst, Superintendent, California Medical Facility SouthCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  4. Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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