(HC) Crisp v. Davey

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA DENZEL DEMAR CRISP, No. 2:15-cv-00938-JKS Petitioner, MEMORANDUM DECISION vs. PATRICK COVELLO, Warden, Mule Creek State Prison,1 Respondent. Denzel Demar Crisp, a state prisoner represented by counsel, filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus with this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Crisp is in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) and incarcerated at Mule Creek State Prison. Respondent has answered, and Crisp has replied. I. BACKGROUND/PRIOR PROCEEDINGS On October…