Hernandez v. Duncan, et al

Filing 51

ORDER signed by Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr on 4/16/09 ORDERING that a certificate of appealability is ISSUED. (Gaydosh, J)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 vs. WILLIAM DUNCAN, Respondent. / Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding through counsel, has timely filed a notice of appeal of this court's August 18, 2008 denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. Before petitioner can appeal this decision, a certificate of appealability must issue. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Fed. R. App. P. 22(b). A certificate of appealability may issue under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 "only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). The certificate of appealability must "indicate which specific issue or issues satisfy" the requirement. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(3). A certificate of appealability should be granted for any issue that petitioner can demonstrate is "`debatable among jurists of reason,'" could be resolved differently by a different ///// 1 ORDER IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA RAUL ALVAREZ HERNANDEZ, Petitioner, No. CIV S­00-0460 FCD GGH P

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court, or is "`adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed further.'" Jennings v. Woodford, 290 F.3d 1006, 1010 (9th Cir. 2002) (quoting Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 893 (1983)).1 Petitioner has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right in the following issues presented in the instant petition: (1) whether the evidence was sufficient tup support the jury determination that petitioner's prior second degree burglary conviction constituted a "strike" within the meaning of California's "Three Strikes Law;" and (2) whether petitioner's trial and appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a certificate of appealability is issued in the present action. DATED: April 16, 2009.
_______________________________________ FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Except for the requirement that appealable issues be specifically identified, the standard for issuance of a certificate of appealability is the same as the standard that applied to issuance of a certificate of probable cause. Jennings, at 1010. 2

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