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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD EARL ODEN, No. CIV-S-00-2066 MCE/JFM P

Petitioner, 

v. ORDER

MATTHEW C. KRAMER, ET AL., 

Respondents.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has timely

filed a notice of appeal of this court's April 28, 2005, 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). 

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 Except for the requirement that appealable issues be 1

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.

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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

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 insufficient to

support petitioner’s conviction for aiding and abetting murder by

torture; (2) whether the evidence was insufficient to establish

proper trial venue in Yolo County; (3) whether the trial judge

improperly coerced a guilty verdict on the murder count; (4)

whether the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on

the lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter; (5)

whether the jury instruction on reasonable doubt violated

petitioner’s right to due process; and (6) whether petitioner’s

trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a certificate of

appealability is issued in the present action.

DATED: May 20, 2005 

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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