Garcia v. Shinn

Case 2:15-cv-00025-DGC Document 53 Filed 04/20/22 Page 1 of 84 1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Alfredo Lucero Garcia, No. CV-15-00025-PHX-DGC 10 Petitioner, DEATH PENALTY CASE 11 v. ORDER 12 David Shinn, et al., 13 Respondents. 14 15 Before the Court is the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by Alfredo Lucero 16 Garcia, an Arizona death row prisoner. (Doc. 22.) Respondents filed an answer opposing 17 the petition. (Doc. 29.) For the reasons set forth below, the petition is denied. 18 I. BACKGROUND 19 On the afternoon of May 21, 2002,…