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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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NOT FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Rodolfo Romero, 

Petitioner, 

vs.

Charles Ryan, et al. 

Respondents.

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No. CV08-2020-PHX-SRB

ORDER

Petitioner, Rodolfo Romero,, filed his Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus on

November 3, 2008 raising two claims: 1) the trial court’s reduction of his first degree murder

conviction to second degree murder was erroneous, and 2) the trial court violated his Sixth

Amendment rights by aggravating his sentence based on facts not found by a jury. On May

12, 2009, Respondents filed their Response to the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. No

reply was filed.

The Magistrate Judge filed his Report and Recommendation on August 21, 2009

recommending that Petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus be denied and dismissed

with prejudice.

In his Report and Recommendation the Magistrate Judge advised the parties that they

had 10 days from the date of service of a copy of the Report and Recommendation within

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which to file specific written objections with the Court. On August 31, 2009 Petitioner filed

his Objection of Recommendation wherein he restates his arguments from his petition.

After its de novo review, the Court finds itself in agreement with the Report and

Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge.

IT IS ORDERED overruling Petitioner’s Objection of Recommendation.

IT IS ORDERED adopting the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge

as the order of this Court. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is denied

and dismissed with prejudice.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED directing the Clerk to enter judgment accordingly.

DATED this 22nd day of September, 2009.

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