Vincent P. Jacobo v. Patrick Covello

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 VINCENT P. JACOBO, 9 Case No. 24-cv-03271-RS (PR) Petitioner, 10 v. ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR 11 WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS PATRICK COVELLO, 12 Respondent. 13 14 15 INTRODUCTION 16 Petitioner seeks federal habeas relief under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

from his California 17 state conviction for murder. His claim that the trial court’s instruction on mutual combat 18 or being the initial aggressor (CALCRIM 3471) violated his due process right to a fair trial 19 and to present a defense lacks merit. His contention that the…