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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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For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Troy Thompson,

Petitioner,

 v.

David Runnells, Warden

Respondent.

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NO. C 04-03722 JW 

CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

Petitioner filed a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his conviction for

residential burglary, receiving stolen property, and possession of methamphetamine for sale. 

Petitioner claimed the following: (1) he was denied his rights under the United States Constitution to

due process and equal protection of the law, a jury trial, a public trial, and the assistance of counsel,

as well as his rights under state law, by the court's impaneling of an anonymous jury without any

evidence or finding of necessity; (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel if his counsel

agreed to an anonymous jury process; (3) he was denied his right under the due process and equal

protection clauses of the United States Constitution to an adequate record on appeal and to a fair

appeal because he was deprived of the names and addresses of the jurors; (4) he was denied his right

to effective assistance of counsel when counsel failed to move to suppress certain evidence seized

during a search of his car; (5) he was denied his right to effective assistance of counsel when counsel

failed to move to suppress photographs printed from film found in his car; and (6) he was denied his

right to effective assistance of counsel when his counsel failed to oppose consolidation of

informations. On September 6, 2005, the Court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus and

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denied the motion for an evidentiary hearing. On September 29, 2005, Petitioner filed a notice of

appeal, and thereafter filed an application for a certificate of appealability on all six issues raised in

the writ of habeas corpus. 

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, an appeal may not be taken unless a judge issues a certificate of

appealability. Based upon all papers filed to date, the Court certifies claims 1, 2 and 3 for appeal. 

These three claims present questions of “some substance,” that are “debatable among jurists of

reason.” Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 893 fn. 4 (1983). The Court declines to certify claims 4,

5 and 6 for appeal because these claims lack any merit.

Dated: October 6, 2005 

04cv3722coa

/s/James Ware 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Dane R. Gillette dane.gillette@doj.ca.gov

Peggy S. Ruffra peggy.ruffra@doj.ca.gov

Richard Such jsuch@comcast.net

Dated: October 7, 2005 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/JW Chambers 

Ronald L. Davis

Courtroom Deputy

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