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Charles (Chuck) C. Carnevale is the creator of F.A.S.T. Graphs™. Chuck is also co-founder of an investment management firm. He has been working in the securities industry since 1970: he has been a partner with a private NYSE member firm, the President of a NASD firm, Vice President and Regional Marketing Director for a major AMEX listed company, and an Associate Vice President and Investment Consulting Services Coordinator for a major NYSE member firm. Prior to forming his own investment firm, he was a partner in a 30-year-old established registered investment advisory in Tampa, Florida. Chuck holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance from the University of Tampa. Chuck is a sought-after public speaker who is very passionate about spreading the critical message of prudence in money management. Chuck is a Veteran of the Vietnam War and was awarded both the Bronze Star and the Vietnam Honor Medal.
James A. Kostohryz has accumulated over twenty years of experience investing and trading virtually every asset class across the globe.
Kostohryz started his investment career as an analyst at one of the US's largest asset management firms covering sectors as diverse as emerging markets, banking, energy, construction, real estate, metals and mining. Later, Kostohryz became Chief Global Strategist and Head of International Investments for a major investment bank. Kostohryz currently manages his own investment firm, specializing in proprietary trading and institutional portfolio management advisory.
Born in Mexico, Kostohryz grew up between south Texas and Colombia, has lived and worked in nine different countries, and has traveled extensively in more than 50 others. Kostohryz actively pursues various intellectual interests and is currently writing a book about the impact of culture on economic development. He is a former NCAA and world-class decathlete and has stayed active in a variety of sports.
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Gary A. Gordon, MS, CFP® is the president of Pacific Park Financial, Inc., a Registered Investment Adviser with the SEC. He has more than 25 years of experience as a personal coach in "money matters," including risk assessment, small business development and portfolio management.
Gary is often asked to consult as an educator. He has taught financial concepts in Mexico, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the United States.
As a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®), Gary has distinguished himself as a reputable and trusted investor advocate. He writes commentary for ETF Expert, Seeking Alpha and The Street. Gary's participation on local and national radio has spanned more than a decade, and he currently hosts the ETF Expert Show.
Gary is a "good sport" when his wife, Denise, beats him at Scrabble. Most of all, Gary takes special pride in a not-so-little energizer… his 19-year old daughter, Wei Elizabeth Gordon.
I write about dividend growth stocks on my website www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com.
I am mostly a buyer of high quality dividend stocks, with solid competitive advantages. My holding period is forever, as long as the dividend is at least maintained. I tend to concentrate my efforts on stocks which grow earnings and dividends, which provides outstanding total returns over time. I only focus my attention to stocks with sustainable dividend payments. I am also a firm believer in diversification accross sectors and geographic locations.
I have been focusing my attention particularly to companies that regularly increase dividends to their shareholders on my website. On my blog I share my thoughts on investing in dividend paying stocks that have consistently increased their payments over time and tips on growing my dividend income. I hope that my blog will serve as an inspiration for my readers and that it would change their financial lives for the better.
Visit my website, Dividend Growth Investor (http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/)
Efsinvestment.com website offers simple do-it-yourself type of investment ideas. You can download excel files that can easily calculate the Fair Value of a stock, along with O-Metrix score and Margin of Safety.
Investment philosophy is to first determine the maximum loss, and invest accordingly. Like many value investors, we prefer to invest in stocks with the highest dividend yields, and highest EPS growth potentials. Telecommunication and energy stocks in emerging markets are among the favorites.
Seeking Alpha offers a great opportunity to become a part of a strong finance network. Based on extensive quantitative analysis, in any market, going short is risky. Statistical analysis shows that technical indicators work only if they are strong enough to convince the majority of the investors. Do not buy a stock at the top, do not sell a stock at the dip.
Retired, long-term follower and investor in the stock market.
A Chemistry PhD employed as a researcher in the pharmaceutical industry since 2000, I have been an active equity investor since 2006.
Back in the deep forests of the southern Adirondacks after a six month, 9000 miles bicycle tour. When was the last time YOU went on a six month vacation that cost you about $100 a week. Most of that was for food; and I STILL MANAGED to trim down to 175lbs.Healthy and happy here, ready to get back to the market and writing for SA.
Now you know how I can live on an income most of you call pocket change. Put me in the bottom 1% of Seeking Alpha readers and most certainly contributors. Nothing like hanging out with loggers to cut expenses.
What a great way to avoid the carping on Wall Street. If I read another article about how the market is in a bubble, I shall pull out my hair...which is difficult because I have a shaved head.
Seriously though, I am a tried, true, and original Investment Biker. I've already toured in Europe, Asia, North and South America (see my website below) so I have about 200,000 cycling miles under my belt. It's been a while since I've done a long tour so starting this spring of 2015 I'm hittin' the road with my 28 speed Fuji Touring bike and riding for as long as I want. (Sorry about the Jap bike for all you Harley guys). Think about it...since I usually 'wild camp' in the forests for nothing, my only real expenses are food and some routine maintenance. I cover those expenses by using the monthly options cycle to generate income from calls, puts, or spreads of various sorts. So while you Seeking Alpha trendies are sitting in front of your screens all day, I'll be out riding in the Sierra, the Cascades, the Rockies, the Appalachians, the Catskills, the Adirondacks, the Green and White Mountains...and thats just this summer!
All i need to keep an eye on the markets are a small Grundig AM/FM/Shortwave radio (go to hell you Sirius guys!) and a Netbook for trading and fun when I can get internet access...which last time I looked was everywhere.
Enjoy the bull market which started in Summer of 2009 and should run for a few more years. Ignore these 'stuck in a rut guys' and Obamanazis. Between lower energy prices from natural gas frackomania, lower medical costs and longer lifespans from bioengineering marvels just coming down the pike, and the eventual collapse of slave labor kleptocracies like China (and Chicago), the outlook for stocks and capitalism is as strong as its ever been.
When not cycling I am a self employed stock trader and military/political analyst. Live in the US now, lived throughout Asia (Korea, Japan, Russia, Pakistan, India, SE asia) in the 1990s and early 2000s. Statistics and forecasting, using market based socioeconomic data, are my specialty. Sometimes I am an adjunct college professor, teaching statistics, some finance courses, and earth/environmental science classes online.
I'll try to submit SA articles from time to time but I enjoy READING the wisdom of many of you writers (thanks to many of you!). Maybe I can visit some of you along the way.
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Mick Trivane is "SSF" (Sirius Stern Fan). He holds an Associates degree in Music/Video Business and a Bachelor of Science degree in Recording Industry Management with an emphasis on production and technology. He is a singer/songwriter and an avid consumer and reviewer of entertainment and technology. He is small business entrepreneur, an opinion writer, an observational humorist and is quite friendly despite the smoking and frequent complaining.
I am the founder and editor of Investment Directions. My career has been managing and consulting to multi-billion dollar funds. Using the widely accepted "multi-manager" approach, I have worked with top investment managers throughout the country, gaining a high level of expertise.
My career has spanned many market environments, and I have hands-on experience searching out opportunities and avoiding risks in all of them. I now devote my time to Investment Directions, with the goal of helping investors further their understanding and improve their investing skills.
I am currently serving on: The AAUW Investment Advisers Committee and The City of Vista Investment Advisory Committee.
Jeff is the President of NewArc Investments Inc., manager of both individual and institutional investments. Jeff is a registered investment advisor, and portfolio manager for NewArc's investment programs. Jeff is a former college professor with a hands-on, real world attitude. His quantitative modeling helped inform state and local officials in Wisconsin for more than a decade. A Public Policy analyst, he taught advanced research methods at the University of Wisconsin, and analyzed many issues related to state tax policy. Jeff began in the financial business as Research Director for trading firm at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He investigated anomalies in the standard option pricing models, taught classes for beginning options traders, and developed new forecasting techniques. In 1991 he established a general research consultancy, working with professional traders at all of the Chicago financial exchanges. In 1998 he started NewArc Investments, Inc. Jeff has a commitment to the specific needs of individual investors. It is not a one-size-fits all approach, but one that emphasizes the unique circumstances of each client. Jeff also serves on the board of two small technology companies (currently Chairman at one). He is occasionally as an expert witness in legal cases involving financial markets and hedging.
Dr. Feldman is the founder of Behavioral Finance Investment Advisors. Dr. Feldman is also an associate professor of finance at San Francisco State University. Dr. Feldman has published scholarly journals in the area of behavioral finance and agent-based modeling in various leading finance and economic journals.
Over the last few years I have worked diligently towards refining several of my favorite and most successful stock options strategies. My hard work and diligence have proven to be a success and now I want to share my ideas and strategies with a limited group of like-minded investors. My options strategies are not "get rich quick" strategies, rather sound options strategies based on three basic ideas - patience, position-sizing, and long-term performance.
After speaking with hundreds of investors, I discovered that the majority of investors were not looking for a 'get rich quick' scheme, or a foolproof method of trading options (we all know there isn't one). What they wanted was a service with established capital preservation goals and historically proven long-term successful investment strategies. They wanted options strategies that would produce consistent, modest gains month after month, year after year. They also wanted to know that unnecessary risks were not being taken, but rather a methodical, tested set of rules were being utilized which would produce long-term gains.
My Options Portfolio was born from the collection of ideas mentioned above. After trading and back-testing almost every known options trading strategy, I fulfilled the requests of the investors and traders I spoke with and have identified several historically proven stock options strategies for long-term success in bull and bear markets. Again, all of my options trading strategies are based on three simple principles: patience, position-sizing, and a focus on long-term performance.
I encourage you to learn more about my stock options strategies by joining my FREE weekly options newsletter. Furthermore, every day in my daily blog I will provide an in-depth look at my trading strategies, including specific trading guidelines as well as the research and back-testing data that went into developing the rules. You will also receive valuable educational tools as well as trading tools regarding the tax-advantages of trading my strategies. Diversify your portfolio, better yet, educate yourself with one of my alternative investment strategies.
Andrew Crowder has been investing in stocks and options for over 15 years. A graduate of the University of Oregon and Northern Arizona University, Andrew's work experience includes working for the medical division of W.L. Gore and Associates in Flagstaff, AZ, Oppenheimer & Co. in New York City and more recently working as a professional options trader, research analyst and financial columnist for a prominent stock options newsletter and advisory service.
James Altucher was the managing director of Formula Capital, an asset management firm and fund of hedge funds. He's written five books on investing: Trade Like a Hedge Fund, Trade Like Warren Buffett, SuperCash, The Forever Portfolio, and his latest book, The Choose Yourself Guide To Wealth. He currently writes at Jamesaltucher.com and has released a newsletter, The Altucher Report.
Mr. Altucher is the founder of Stockpickr.com, a social network for finance that had millions of unique visitors per month when it was sold to TheStreet.com in 2007. He has written over 200 columns for The Financial Times and has written for TheStreet.com, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, Fidelity.com, and other publications. He was also the founder of a web services firm, Reset Inc, which he sold in 1998, at which time he became a partner at VC firm, 212 Ventures/Investcorp. Mr. Altucher regularly appears on CNBC, Fox News, Fox Business, and CNN Radio, and is also in his spare time a nationally ranked chess master. Mr. Altucher received his BA at Cornell University and attended graduate school for computer science at Carnegie Mellon University.
You can follow him on twitter @jaltucher.
Steve Birenberg is founder and President of Northlake Capital Management, LLC. Northlake specializes in managing portfolios for high net worth individuals using a unique strategy combining monthly ETF rotation based on major market themes supplemented by carefully selected media and telecom stocks. Steve has been managing money since 1982 and following media and telecom since 1990. For the past five years, Steve has been a contributor to RealMoney.com, the professional service of theStreet.com, where he provides commentary on media and telecom stocks. Steve is author of "Dow of Steve" for subscribers of SNL Kagan. Dow of Steve provides commentary on media and communications news from a Wall Street perspective. Steve earned his CFA in 1986 and taught at the Study Seminar for Financial Analyst from 1986 through 1992. Steve grew up in Rochester, NY and graduated from Miami of Ohio in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Mark's mutual fund is launching December 15, 2011.
He is a self taught private investor who operates the website Fund My Mutual Fund (http://fundmymutualfund.com); a daily mix of market, economic, and stock specific commentary. Fascinated by the market since an early age, he discovered mutual funds as a teenager in the 80s and moved to equities by the mid 90s. The origin of the website is/was to leverage the power of the internet in developing a transparent track record to attract investors for his potential "long/short" mutual fund.
His equity focus is identifying secular growth trends and the companies most likely to benefit from these macro trends. Stocks are identified through fundamental analysis, although basic technical analysis is used in determining entry and exit points. You can receive Trader Mark's latest posts daily by subscribing free via RSS reader (http://feeds.feedburner.com/FundMyMutualFund) or subscribing free via email (http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=1109639).
With a degree in economics from the University of Michigan, a broader understanding of the economy as a whole, along with interpreting investor psychology, is also a major interest for Mark. To follow on Twitter, username: fundmyfund
Graham Summers is Chief Market Strategist for Phoenix Capital Investment Research, an independent investment strategy firm based in Washington DC with clients in 56 countries around the world.
Mr. Roche is the founder of Orcam Financial Group, LLC, a low fee financial services firm based in San Diego, CA as well as the founder of the popular financial website Pragmatic Capitalism (some articles from Pragmatic Capitalism get syndicated on Seeking Alpha so please see the full site if you don't want to miss articles by Mr. Roche).
Orcam Financial Group, LLC (www.orcamgroup.com) is a low fee financial services firm offering asset management, personal advisory, consulting and educational services. Pragmatic Capitalism (http://pragcap.com) was founded by Cullen Roche in the midst of the financial crisis of 2008. Mr. Roche foresaw many of the events that led up to the crisis and felt that the government was slow to react and when it did finally react, responded with the wrong medicine.
Mr. Roche's primary areas of expertise include global macro portfolio construction, quantitative risk management, monetary economics and behavioral finance. Prior to establishing his own business, Mr. Roche worked at Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management where he worked on a team overseeing $500MM+ in assets under management. Upon leaving Merrill Lynch, Mr. Roche managed a private investment partnership for 7 years generating substantial positive alpha (high risk adjusted returns) without a single negative year of returns. He has since transitioned back to retail asset management to better serve the much needed low fee retail space with sophisticated but simple asset management and financial planning services.
Mr. Roche is also a prolific writer. In addition to the daily musings on his website, he is the author of the popular book "Pragmatic Capitalism: What Every Investor Needs to Know About Money and Finance" as well as "Understanding the Modern Monetary System", one of the top 10 all-time most downloaded research papers on the SSRN academic research network. He was named one of the "Top Wall Street Economists, Experts and Opinion Leaders" of 2011 by Wall Street Economists and was named one of the "101 Best Finance People" by Business Insider where he was described as "one of the most influential economic thinkers today." In 2015 Mr. Roche was named one of the "40 Under 40" most influential people in finance by InvestmentNews. He is regularly cited in the Wall Street Journal, on CNBC and in the Financial Times.
Mr. Roche is a Georgetown University alumnus, growing up in the DC area and now living in Southern California with his wife Erica, troublesome collie Cal and 4 irritable laying hens. In addition to being a financial dork Cullen is an avid outdoorsman, mediocre gardener, proficient complex carbohydrate consumer (i.e., loves brownies and cake) and finisher of one of the most difficult IRONMAN races at Cabo in 2015.
Danny is a high performance coach at Arora Tennis and Fitness in Dublin, California. He observes markets and sometimes draws conclusions.
ETFDesk aims to be an idea factory for Exchange Traded Fund investing with all the necessary tools to research your own investment ideas as well as the ideas of others.
Our advanced search feature allows users to search ETFs by asset class, holdings, sector, industry, country of origin, leverage, volume, and fund sponsor. Our WaysToPlay feature is an innovative, user-generated investment idea generator, linking blog posts, news articles, economic releases, etc. with ETFs to form an Investment Thesis that is tracked over time.
Brandon Matthews (pseudonym) is the founder of SatwavesPro.com, which was borne of his desire to help retail investors after witnessing the continually changing ways that Wall Street can cheat them. Brandon has worked for Monroe Parker Investment Bankers, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, American Express Financial Advisors, David Lerner Associates and a private equity firm as a stock and bond broker.
Brandon held Series 7, 63, 65, 31, Life, Health, Variable Annuity and Variable Life Securities and Insurance Licenses and was a registered investment advisor in New York, New Jersey, Florida and Connecticut.
Brandon combines an expertise in point & figure technical analysis with basic fundamental research to provide actionable recommendations.
Brandon is a Gold Level Contributor to Seeking Alpha and a top ranked author, had a significant role as an expert in the documentary Stock Shock, and is working on his first book.
Robert Freedland is a medical professional by trade and an amateur investor who has been blogging on Stock Pick Bob's Advice since 2003. He has been investing in the stock market for 46 years, having made his first purchase at the age of 13 of five shares of Global Marine in September 1967. He enjoys sharing his philosophy and perspective on investing, both by blogging and podcasting. Visit Bob's blog: Stock Pick Bob's Advice (http://bobsadviceforstocks.tripod.com/bobsadviceforstocks/). Since 2009, he has been managing portfolios on Covestor, which now include Growth and Momentum (http://covestor.com/robert-freedland/growth-and-momentum), Sustained Momentum (http://covestor.com/robert-freedland/sustained-momentum), Healthcare (http://covestor.com/robert-freedland/healthcare) and Large Cap Momentum (http://covestor.com/robert-freedland/large-cap-momentum).
Felix Salmon is a senior editor at Fusion
Dr. Kris has two degrees from MIT because one just wasn't enough. Her life goal was to figure out the universe and having done that (at least to her satisfaction), she decided to tackle something even more difficult—the stock market.
Applying the scientific method along with an insatiably curious mind, she began trading stocks, futures, and options in order to find the holy grail to market success. She's discovered to her immense satisfaction that not only is there one way to succeed but many. Combining her love of cooking with the stock market, she's devised recipes for investment success designed to please the palate of most investors. Dr. Kris currently manages a private equity long/short portfolio and writes of her current research projects that appear on her website, StockMarketCookBook.com.
Her most exciting project is applying market timing models to Modern Portfolio Theory to not only give greater returns but at substantially lower levels of risk. (See PortfolioPreserver.com for further information.)
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Alan Brochstein, CFA, was the first investment professional to devote himself to sharing his observations about the cannabis industry from an investor's perspective publicly. He runs 420 Investor, a subscription-based due diligence platform for investors interested in the publicly-traded cannabis stocks and is also the founder of New Cannabis Ventures, a content aggregation site focused on investors and entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry.
Alan has worked in the securities industry since 1986, primarily with the responsibility for managing investments in institutional environments until he founded AB Analytical Services in 2007 in order to provide independent research and consulting to registered investment advisors. In addition to advising several different hedge funds and investment managers, including Friedberg Investment Management, where he participated as a member of its investment management committee, Alan was also a senior analyst for the independent research firm Management CV. In 2008, he began providing a first-of-its-kind subscription-based service for individual investors, Invest By Model, which offered two different portfolios that investors could replicate in their own accounts for $20 per month. Alan also offered The Analytical Trader at Marketfy, where he used fundamental and technical analysis in a disciplined process to offer specific trade ideas geared towards swing traders.
Alan launched www.420Investor.com in late 2013 as the premier source of information for "Green Rush" investors seeking to capitalize on the proliferation of legalized medical and recreational cannabis. In March 2014, Alan, who is a member of the National Cannabis Industry Association, began to focus solely on the cannabis sector. He launched www.NewCannabisVentures.com in late 2015.
You can follow Alan on Facebook (www.facebook.com/420investor) or on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Invest420). Alan also moderates a large LinkedIn group focused on the cannabis industry, Cannabis Investors & Entrepreneurs (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/6523904)
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Only days after the S&P 500 crashed to the depths of hell at 666, the Hoffman brothers launched Wall St. Cheat Sheet: one of the fastest growing financial media sites on the web. Like a samurai, our mission is to cut through the bull and bear sh** with extraordinary insights, a fresh voice, and razor-sharp wit. We provide the highest quality education and information for active investors and financial professionals. We are official contributors to Yahoo Finance, CNNMoney, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Business Insider, The Huffington Post, Minyanville, SeekingAlpha, and Zero Hedge. Our work has been cited in top finance and trading outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Financial Times, The Big Picture, Real Clear Markets, The Atlantic, Business Insider, The Huffington Post, Infectious Greed, DealBreaker, CBS MoneyWatch, Kiplinger, Investment Postcards, ZeroHedge, Business Pundit, TraderFeed, The Kirk Report, AbnormalReturns, and more.
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United States District Court, E.D. California
March 27, 2014
TAIDE MUNGUIA, Petitioner,v.RANDY GROUNDS, Respondent.
KENDALL J. NEWMAN, Magistrate Judge.
I. Introduction
Petitioner is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Both parties consented to proceed before the undersigned for all purposes. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
Petitioner challenges his 2007 conviction on charges of robbery of an inhabited house and assault with a deadly weapon. The jury also found true that petitioner used a gun. Petitioner was sentenced to 16 years in state prison. Petitioner claims that he received ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel, and was denied the right to cross-examine witnesses, in violation of the Sixth Amendment; and that his Eighth Amendment rights were violated because his sentence is illegal and cruel and unusual. After careful review of the record, this court concludes that the petition is denied.
II. Procedural History
On April 3, 2007, petitioner was convicted in Sacramento County Superior Court of first degree robbery of an inhabited house in concert, and assault with a deadly weapon, and the jury found true that one of the principals was armed with a firearm, and that petitioner personally used a gun. (ECF No. 1 at 23.) He was sentenced to a term of sixteen years in state prison. (ECF No. 1 at 1.)
Petitioner filed an appeal, and on October 20, 2009, the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, affirmed the conviction. (ECF No. 1 at 81-95.) On appeal, petitioner raised an insufficiency of the evidence claim, and four claims that the trial court erred by refusing to instruct on grand theft as a lesser included offense of robbery; by conducting a hearing on aggravating factors; by not awarding presentence credits; and by making clerical errors in petitioner's abstract of judgment. (ECF No. 1 at 82.)
Petitioner did not file a petition for review in the California Supreme Court.
On June 21, 2010, [1] petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the Sacramento County Superior Court, raising the five claims contained in the federal petition. On August 22, 2010, the superior court denied the ineffective assistance of counsel claims on the merits, but found that petitioner failed to raise his remaining claims on appeal, citing In re Harris , 5 Cal.4th 813, 833 (1993). (ECF No. 1 at 100.) The superior court found that the remaining claims failed to state a prima facie claim for relief, citing People v. Duvall , 9 Cal.4th 464, 474 (1995). (ECF No. 1 at 100.) Finally, the superior court found that petitioner's sentence was within the permitted range provided by the California Penal Code, that it was not disproportionate, and did not violate the Eighth Amendment. (ECF No. 1 at 100-101.)
On September 9, 2010. petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, raising the same five claims. On September 16, 2010, the petition was denied without comment. (ECF No. 1 at 103.)
On September 23, 2010, petitioner raised the same five claims in a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed in the California Supreme Court, which was denied without comment on April 20, 2011. (ECF No. 1 at 105.)
Petitioner filed the federal petition on August 5, 2011. (ECF No. 1.)
III. Facts[2]
In its unpublished memorandum and opinion affirming petitioner's judgment of conviction on appeal, the California Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District provided the following factual summary:
The Prosecution
Tillman was married to the victim, K., for three to four years. Their marriage ended in July 2005, but the two still talked and spent time together at K.'s house.
Around 10:30 p.m. on December 9, 2005, Tillman telephoned K. and asked to come over. K. agreed. When Tillman arrived, K. locked the door behind them. The two then "got into a little argument like [they] always d[id], " and K. went back into the bedroom "to get away from the arguing."
While K. was in the back of the house, Tillman called to him from the hallway bathroom, asking for toilet paper. As K. entered the bathroom, he was "jumped" and beaten by three perpetrators - one white man (whose name K. later learned was Gino) and two Hispanic men (one of whom was Munguia). Gino "was doing most of the beating" and the Hispanic men "were holding [K.] down." K. asked Tillman to make them stop. Whenever he tried to speak with her, "she would hit him and tell him to shut up."
The perpetrators dragged K. to the living room and continued to beat him. They retrieved three firearms K. had in the house, including a loaded.357 revolver. Gino had the revolver, and the Hispanic men had the two other firearms. Tillman knew about the revolver because K. had shown it to her "a long time before this had happened." Gino reentered the living room and "constantly" pointed the revolver at K., "pistol whipped" him in the forehead, cut his neck with a knife, and continued beating him while the Hispanic men held him down. Tillman "was sitting there watching it happen." She and the two Hispanic men used a sheet to cover up a window inside the house so nobody could see inside. Tillman also cut the telephone line.
The perpetrators moved K. to a chair in the dining room while they searched through his belongings for four to five hours. Tillman sat on a chair across from K. One of the perpetrators brought K.'s wallet to Tillman, and she took two credit cards out of it.
Eventually, "they" told K. to sit on the couch, and K. complied. Munguia held the rifle "for a little while." About 15 minutes later, "it got real quiet, " and K. left for his neighbor's house to call police. On his way out, he noticed his PT Cruiser and red truck were missing.
Sheriff deputies arrived at the house around 5:00 a.m. on December 10. They conducted an in-field showup, where K. identified Tillman as his ex-wife who "assaulted him and kept him in his house" and Munguia as one of the Hispanic men who was in his house who "had assaulted him." Tillman had blood on her hands and Munguia had even more on his hands.
About six weeks after the incident, K. and Tillman resumed their relationship. He visits her while she is incarcerated, puts money on her books, and has paid for her legal defense.
At trial, K. testified to a version of events somewhat favorable to Tillman, including that Tillman did not hit him and did not help in putting up the sheets. He was impeached by contradictory statements he gave to police on the morning of the attack. K. did, however, testify that at no point during the attack did Tillman appear frightened or in fear of her life and it never seemed as though she was being held hostage.
Tillman's Defense
Tillman testified on her own behalf. On the night and morning K. was attacked, she was under the influence of methamphetamine. She, Munguia, another Hispanic male, and Gino went to K.'s house to retrieve her belongings. She went in first, K. locked the front door, and she later let the others in. When Tillman was in the bathroom, Gino attacked K. Gino and one of the Hispanic men dragged defendant to the living room. Gino "seemed to just be in control of everything, " and Tillman thought he was the "scariest thing... ever." Tillman was frightened and "didn't know what to do." She did not strike or kick K. She did not help hang sheets over a window. She never intended for the perpetrators to beat or attack K.
Munguia's Defense
Munguia testified on his own behalf. He, another Hispanic man, Tillman, and Gino went to K.'s house to retrieve Tillman's furniture. Tillman went inside the house by herself, and 5 or 10 minutes later Gino went inside. Thereafter, Munguia heard sounds of struggle. He went inside to investigate and saw Gino hitting K. in the bathroom. Munguia did not know what to do. Gino and the other Hispanic man took K. to the living room and told him that nothing would happen to him if he cooperated. Munguia did not leave the house because he was "confused" and "didn't know what to do." He ended up holding one of the guns and "held it just like they told [him] to because [he] was scared that they would do something against [him]." He never pointed the gun at K. He believed that if he ran, Gino would shoot him. He ended up with K.'s credit cards because Tillman gave them to him. He had K.'s blood on his hands because Gino told him to clean up the blood stains on the carpet.
(People v. Tillman, slip op. at 2-5.)
IV. Standards for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
An application for a writ of habeas corpus by a person in custody under a judgment of a state court can be granted only for violations of the Constitution or laws of the United States. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). A federal writ is not available for alleged error in the interpretation or application of state law. See Estelle v. McGuire , 502 U.S. 62, 67-68 (1991); Park v. California , 202 F.3d 1146, 1149 (9th Cir. 2000).
This action is governed by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 ("AEDPA"). See Clark v. Murphy , 331 F.3d 1062, 1067 (9th Cir. 2003), overruled on other grounds, Lockyer v. Andrade , 538 U.S. 63 (2003). Federal habeas corpus relief is not available for any claim decided on the merits in state court proceedings unless the state court's adjudication of the claim:
(1) resulted in a decision that was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States; or
(2) resulted in a decision that was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding.
28 U.S.C. § 2254(d).
Under section 2254(d)(1), a state court decision is "contrary to" clearly established United States Supreme Court precedents if it applies a rule that contradicts the governing law set forth in Supreme Court cases, or if it confronts a set of facts that are materially indistinguishable from a decision of the Supreme Court and nevertheless arrives at a different result. Early v. Packer , 537 U.S. 3, 7 (2002) (citation omitted).
Under the "unreasonable application" clause of section 2254(d)(1), a federal habeas court may grant the writ if the state court identifies the correct governing legal principle from the Supreme Court's decisions, but unreasonably applies that principle to the facts of the prisoner's case. Williams v. Taylor , 529 U.S. 362, 413 (2000). A federal habeas court "may not issue the writ simply because that court concludes in its independent judgment that the relevant state-court decision applied clearly established federal law erroneously or incorrectly. Rather, that application must also be unreasonable." Id. at 412; see also Lockyer , 538 U.S. at 75 (it is "not enough that a federal habeas court, in its independent review of the legal question, is left with a firm conviction' that the state court was erroneous.'") (internal citations omitted). "A state court's determination that a claim lacks merit precludes federal habeas relief so long as fairminded jurists could disagree' on the correctness of the state court's decision." Harrington v. Richter , 131 S.Ct. 770, 786 (2011).
The court looks to the last reasoned state court decision as the basis for the state court judgment. Avila v. Galaza , 297 F.3d 911, 918 (9th Cir. 2002). If there is no reasoned decision, "and the state court has denied relief, it may be presumed that the state court adjudicated the claim on the merits in the absence of any indication or state-law procedural principles to the contrary." Harrington , 131 S.Ct. at 784-85. That presumption may be overcome by a showing that "there is reason to think some other explanation for the state court's decision is more likely." Id. at 785 (citing Ylst v. Nunnemaker , 501 U.S. 797, 803 (1991)).
"When a state court rejects a federal claim without expressly addressing that claim, a federal habeas court must presume that the federal claim was adjudicated on the merits - but that presumption can in some limited circumstances be rebutted." Johnson v. Williams , 133 S.Ct. 1088, 1096 (Feb. 20, 2013). "When the evidence leads very clearly to the conclusion that a federal claim was inadvertently overlooked in state court, § 2254(d) entitles the prisoner to" de novo review of the claim. Johnson , 133 S.Ct. at 1097.
Where the state court reaches a decision on the merits but provides no reasoning to support its conclusion, the federal court conducts an independent review of the record. "Independent review of the record is not de novo review of the constitutional issue, but rather, the only method by which we can determine whether a silent state court decision is objectively unreasonable." Himes v. Thompson , 336 F.3d 848, 853 (9th Cir. 2003). Where no reasoned decision is available, the habeas petitioner has the burden of "showing there was no reasonable basis for the state court to deny relief." Harrington , 131 S.Ct. at 784. "[A] habeas court must determine what arguments or theories supported or, ... could have supported, the state court's decision; and then it must ask whether it is possible fairminded jurists could disagree that those arguments or theories are inconsistent with the holding in a prior decision of this Court." Id. at 786.
V. Petitioner's Claims
A. Ineffective Assistance of Trial Counsel
Petitioner provided the following laundry list of what he claims trial counsel "did or failed to do" that constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel: (1) counsel's acts or omissions deprived petitioner of an adjudication of a crucial or potentially meritorious defense; (2) counsel's claim that his strategy and tactics were based on a reasonable investigation were not true; and counsel's statements during the hearing pursuant to People v. Marsden , 2 Cal.3d 1118 (1970), were not true, for example, that counsel could not call co-defendants to testify for or against petitioner, even though they had exculpatory evidence that would exonerate petitioner; (3) counsel failed to put Harriet Tillman on the stand on the grounds that her testimony was prejudicial and he did not want to create a conflict with co-defendant's counsel; (4) counsel failed to investigate and to establish at trial that the victim wanted to change some of his statements made to the police, and when the victim took the stand, counsel failed to cross-examine and explore statements that were not true; (5) counsel failed to establish at trial that co-defendant Duran could have exculpatory testimony that could have exonerated petitioner, and when Duran was in court, trial counsel failed to cross-examine him; (6) counsel failed to call defense investigator Lori Brown to the stand, and failed to present her discoveries made during her investigation; (7) counsel failed to disqualify himself when petitioner asked the court to relieve trial counsel as counsel of record, and "presented an argument to the trial court that petitioner was confused and would not understand that even if he was not guilty of the allegation, that they could get him for aiding and abetting in the crime;" and (8) counsel permitted the judge and the prosecution to file unlawful allegations of aggravating circumstances to illegally sentence petitioner. (ECF No. 1 at 21.)
In the appended narrative portion of his petition, petitioner includes the following arguments concerning his ineffective assistance of counsel claims: First, petitioner challenges the investigation of defense investigator Lori Brown, claiming that her investigation first pointed the finger at co-defendant Duran as the Hispanic who assaulted the victim, but "as indicated by defense counsel, ... petitioner did not understand or misinterpreted the interview with Ms. Brown. That she meant to say something else and did not present any of the investigation she had conducted at the early stage of the case." (ECF No. 1 at 12.) Second, petitioner claims counsel was ineffective at sentencing because he failed to argue mitigating factors for lenient sentencing. Petitioner contends the probation officer's report "states facts that were never recorded or documented" that were "favorable to petitioner" but counsel failed to present such evidence. (ECF No. 1 at 12.) Petitioner argues that the probation report shows that Tillman and petition did not inflict any of the injuries, which counsel allegedly failed to argue. Petitioner contends that the victim said that petitioner did not inflict any injuries on him or threaten him with the gun, and told the probation officer that the victim intended to appear at petitioner's sentencing and "make a statement on behalf of [petitioner]." (ECF No. 1 at 14.) Petitioner argues that counsel failed to raise such facts before the sentencing judge. Third, petitioner contends that counsel would not make motions because he knew petitioner was guilty. (ECF No. 1 at 16.) Petitioner argues that co-counsel would make motions on behalf of their defendants, and petitioner's counsel would just "join in." (ECF No. 1 at 16.)
Respondent counters that petitioner's vague and conclusory allegations fail to demonstrate that the state courts' rejection of these claims was objectively unreasonable. (ECF No. 18 at 29.)
The last reasoned rejection of this claim is the decision of the Sacramento County Superior Court on petitioner's first petition for writ of habeas corpus filed in state court. The state court addressed this claim as follows:
Petitioner alleges that his trial counsel was ineffective for a variety of reasons. Each claim fails for the reasons described below.
Petitioner contends that his counsel was ineffective because he could not call the fourth participant in the robbery, a Caucasian man named either "Gino" or "Mike, " to testify at trial, whom petitioner alleges was primarily responsible for beating the victim. The reason for this explanation is simple: the fourth participant could not be identified or located. First, it appears that he left the scene of the crime before police arrived, and he was never identified or charged. As petitioner's counsel explained to the court, an investigator was assigned to petitioner's case who spoke with petitioner and the victim, neither of whom could identify the individual in any manner that would enable him to be located. Petitioner has not shown that his attorney's investigation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness, particularly when petitioner was only able to describe the man in very general terms.
Petitioner argues that his counsel should have made co-defendant Tillman testify in such a manner that she would have exonerated petitioner. As the court noted in one of petitioner's Marsden hearings, counsel could not "force any information from his co-defendant, " and petitioner has not shown ineffective assistance of counsel in this regard.
Petitioner claims that his counsel failed to "investigate" that petitioner wanted to "change his statement to the police." Petitioner also argues that his counsel failed to examine him in a manner at trial that would "explore statements that were not true." These conclusory allegations do not show ineffective assistance of counsel.
Petitioner contends that his attorney failed to cross-examine co-defendant Duran, whom petitioner claims could have exonerated him. Petitioner also claims that his attorney improperly failed to call investigator Lori Brown as a witness. Petitioner fails to state any facts as to how Duran's testimony could have assisted him, or what information Ms. Brown could have provided. Accordingly, petitioner has not shown that his counsel is ineffective.
Petitioner suggests that his counsel was ineffective because he failed to "disqualify himself" after petitioner requested new counsel. There is no legal basis for this contention. The court held three Marsden hearings, at which petitioner requested new appointed counsel. (See People v. Marsden (1970) 2 Cal.3d 1118.) At each hearing, the court inquired into petitioner's specific reasons to dismiss his counsel and questioned counsel, as required by law. ( People v. Mendez (2008) 161 Cal.App.4th 1362, 1367-68.) The court denied petitioner's request each time, finding that no irreconcilable conflict existed in petitioner and counsel's relationship, and that petitioner's counsel was "an experienced attorney, [who was] doing a very, very competent job" representing petitioner. As shown by the petition and the attached transcripts of the Marsden hearings, petitioner's complaints about his counsel appear to stem from his unfamiliarity with the legal process and the duties of counsel.
Petitioner alleges that his counsel was ineffective because he allowed him to receive an "unlawful" sentence. As discussed below, his sentence is lawful and this claim has no merit.
(ECF No. 1 at 98-99.)
Under Strickland v. Washington , 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984), to demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel, petitioner must show both that his counsel's performance was deficient and that the deficient performance prejudiced his defense. Id . A deficient performance is one in which "counsel made errors so serious that counsel was not functioning as the counsel' guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment." Id . Petitioner must show that defense counsel's representation was not within the range of competence demanded of attorneys in criminal cases, and that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's ineffectiveness, the result would have been different. Hill v. Lockhart , 474 U.S. 52, 57 (1985). An ineffective assistance of counsel claim should be denied if the petitioner fails to make a sufficient showing under either one of the Strickland prongs. See Strickland , 466 U.S. at 697 (courts may consider either prong of the test first and need not address both prongs if the defendant fails on one). Conclusory allegations that counsel was ineffective do not warrant relief. Jones v. Gomez , 66 F.3d 199, 205 (9th Cir. 1995).
In reviewing ineffective assistance of counsel claims in a federal habeas proceeding:
The question "is not whether a federal court believes the state court's determination" under the Strickland standard "was incorrect but whether that determination was unreasonable - a substantially higher threshold." Schriro [v. Landrigan] 550 U.S. 465, 473 [2007]. And, because the Strickland standard is a general standard, a state court has even more latitude to reasonably determine that a defendant has not satisfied that standard. See Yarborough v. Alvarado, 541 U.S. 652, 664 (2004) ("[E]valuating whether a rule application was unreasonable requires considering the rule's specificity. The more general the rule, the more leeway courts have in reaching outcomes in case-by-case determinations").
Knowles v. Mirzayance , 556 U.S. 111, 123 (2009). It is through this doubly deferential lens that a federal habeas court reviews Strickland claims under the § 2254(d)(1) standard. Knowles , 556 U.S. at 123, citing Yarborough v. Gentry , 540 U.S. 1, 5-6 (2003). This standard "translates to a narrower range of decisions that are objectively unreasonable under AEDPA." Cheney v. Washington , 614 F.3d 987, 995 (9th Cir. 2010). Thus, the focus is on whether the state-court decision holding that counsel was not ineffective constituted an "unreasonable application of federal law[, ] [which] is different from an incorrect application of federal law." Harrington , 131 S.Ct. at 785.
Under § 2254(d), a habeas court must determine what arguments or theories supported or, as here, could have supported, the state court's decision; and then it must ask whether it is possible fairminded jurists could disagree that those arguments or theories are inconsistent with the holding in a prior decision of this Court.
Harrington , 131 S.Ct. at 786.
The Sacramento County Superior Court reasonably applied the Strickland standard in evaluating petitioner's ineffective assistance of counsel claims. Petitioner did not submit Lori Brown's investigative report or her affidavit to show what facts petitioner alleges counsel failed to introduce. Petitioner did not demonstrate what testimony his co-defendants might have offered that would have changed the outcome. Co-defendant Duran chose not to testify, so counsel could not question Duran, but in any event, all of the witnesses, including petitioner, testified in such a way as to exonerate Duran. Petitioner did not explain what testimony Duran might have offered that would have changed the verdict against petitioner. Co-defendant Tillman took the stand, and petitioner's trial counsel cross-examined her. (RT 754-61.) Petitioner failed to demonstrate what testimony counsel failed to elicit from Tillman, or how such testimony might have changed the outcome, particularly in light of the victim's changed testimony concerning Tillman's involvement in the crimes (RT 125-28; 140-42; 229-33.) The state court properly found that trial counsel had no duty to withdraw in response to petitioner's Marsden motions.
In addition, the victim, in fact, did testify at petitioner's sentencing hearing. The victim asked the court to be lenient in sentencing petitioner because the victim wasn't sure which one of the Hispanic men did the beating, and "they didn't steal that much from [him]." (RT 966.) In addition, petitioner's trial counsel argued that the court should impose the lower term sentence due to the ten year enhancement required for the firearm possession charge. (RT 966, 968.) However, the trial court imposed the mid-term sentence based on the seriousness of the offense, the threat of great bodily harm, the finding that the manner in which the crime was carried out indicated planning, and the victim was particularly vulnerable. (RT 969.)
Finally, petitioner failed to demonstrate that he suffered prejudice as a result of any alleged errors by his trial counsel. Counsel was faced with defending a client who was arrested at the scene of the crime, found in possession of items stolen from the victim's home, and with "apparent" blood on his hand and pants (RT 473-75; 545-48). Petitioner took the stand at trial and admitted he was present during the offenses. (RT 621.) Petitioner admitted that "they" gave him a gun, which he held "just like they told [him], " although he claimed it wasn't loaded. (RT 623.) Petitioner admitted that he was listening while Tillman and the white guy were talking about the lost credit cards, and admitted he took the credit cards from Tillman, although he testified he thought the credit cards belonged to Tillman. (RT 622-23; 653; 670.) Tillman denied giving petitioner the credit cards. (RT 758.) Officer Hatch testified that upon arrest, petitioner had in his possession the victim's credit cards, more than three folding pocket knives, two sets of hex sockets, and the keys and alarm fob to the victim's PT Cruiser. (RT 371, 373, 376-77; 387-88; 397.) Given the strength of this evidence, petitioner has failed to show that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's alleged unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been a different verdict.
For all of the above reasons, the state court's decision was not an unreasonable application of federal law. Thus, petitioner's first claim for relief should be denied.
B. Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel
Petitioner claims that appellate counsel "failed to properly allege all grounds for relief." (ECF 1 at 11.) After the appeal was denied, appellate counsel informed petitioner in writing that counsel was "abandoning the representation on appeal, " and instructed petitioner to follow the rules of court by requesting a review in the California Supreme Court. (ECF No. 1 at 11.) Later, in petitioner's argument concerning alleged errors in sentencing, petitioner states that the "abandonment by appellate counsel does not make the sentencing legal." (ECF No. 1 at 19.) Petitioner includes no other specific errors by appellate counsel.
Respondent argues that petitioner's claim is vague and conclusory, and that petitioner failed to demonstrate that the state court's rejection of this claim was objectively unreasonable.
The last reasoned rejection of this claim is the decision of the Sacramento County Superior Court. The state court addressed this claim as follows:
Petitioner also argues that his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to present certain "facts" in her opening brief, including that Duran was "exonerated, " that Tillman received a lesser sentence, and that the gun petitioner held contained no bullets. The principles governing a court's evaluation of whether trial counsel provided effective assistance also apply to appellate counsel. ( In re Robbins (1998) 18 Cal.4th 770, 810.) Further, appellate counsel performs "properly and competently when he or she exercises discretion and presents only the strongest claims instead of every conceivable claim." ( Id. ) Here, the factual omissions alleged by petitioner do not establish that petitioner's appellate counsel was ineffective, and inclusion of these facts in appellate counsel's arguments would not have changed the outcome of the Court of Appeal's decision. Petitioner also suggests that his appellate counsel was ineffective because she did not file a petition for review with the California Supreme Court following the denial of petitioner's appeal. As indicated by the letter from appellate counsel to petitioner (attached to the petition), counsel withdrew her representation after the Court of Appeal issued its decision and advised petitioner of his requirement to timely seek review of the decision.
(ECF No. 1 at 99-100.)
The Strickland standards apply to appellate counsel as well as trial counsel. Smith v. Murray , 477 U.S. 527, 535-36 (1986); Miller v. Keeney , 882 F.2d 1428, 1433 (9th Cir. 1989). The presumption that counsel acted reasonably is even stronger for appellate counsel because he has wider discretion than trial counsel in weeding out weaker issues; doing so is widely recognized as one of the hallmarks of effective appellate assistance. Id. at 1434.
Here, the state court properly found appellate counsel did not render ineffective assistance. As the state court found, petitioner was sentenced to a term within the range set forth in the California Penal Code (ECF No. 1 at 100), and was not disproportionate under the Eighth Amendment (ECF No. 1 at 101). Appellate counsel was not unreasonable in failing to include sentencing claims on appeal insofar as such claims were meritless, and failure to raise a meritless legal argument does not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel. Jones v. Barnes , 463 U.S. 745, 754 (1983) (appellate counsel must exercise professional judgment in selecting issues to be raised on appeal and does not have the duty to raise every claim suggested by a client).
The state court's denial of this claim was not an unreasonable application of federal law. Thus, petitioner's second claim for relief should be denied.
C. Cross-Examination Claim[3]
Petitioner claims, without supporting facts, that he was "denied confrontation & compulsory process in his defense, " and fails to identify witnesses relevant to this claim. (ECF No. 1 at 9.) Respondent contends this claim is procedurally barred, but that the claim is vague and conclusory and should be denied.
The Sacramento County Superior Court found that petitioner's claim, unsupported by facts, failed to state a prima facie claim for relief. (ECF No. 1 at 100.)
Petitioner's allegations in this regard are vague and conclusory and fail to state a cognizable federal habeas claim. See Gomez , 66 F.3d at 204 ("[c]onclusory allegations which are not supported by a statement of specific facts do not warrant habeas relief'") (quoting James v. Borg , 24 F.3d 20, 26 (9th Cir. 1994)). In any event, the record reflects that petitioner's trial counsel cross-examined both the victim, as well as petitioner's co-defendant Tillman. Although co-defendant Duran did not take the stand, even petitioner testified that Duran was not present during the offenses. (RT 625-26.) Petitioner identified no other witness in connection with this claim. Therefore, this claim is denied.
D. Petitioner's Sentencing Claims
Petitioner contends that his sixteen year sentence is disproportionate to the crime and to his co-defendant Tillman's sentence of ten years, and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. (ECF No. 1 at 20.) Petitioner also appears to argue that the court improperly found a number of aggravating factors, and failed to stay petitioner's sentence for the enhancements. Respondent counters that this claim is procedurally barred and without merit.
Petitioner argues, without asserting any facts, that the sentence he received is illegal and unlawful, and that it is disproportionate and violates the Eighth Amendment. This claim is barred because it fails to state a prima facie claim for relief, and it should have been raised on appeal. [Citations omitted.] Further, petitioner's sentence was within permitted range provided by the Penal Code. (Pen. Code §§ 211, 213(a); 12022.53(b).) He was sentenced to six years for the robbery charge and an additional ten years for use of a firearm after a jury found these charges to be true. Moreover, petitioner's sentence is not "disproportionate" and it does not violate the Eighth Amendment.
(ECF No. 1 at 100-01.)
Petitioner's challenge to the sentence imposed for his convictions involves the interpretation of state sentencing law. Federal habeas corpus relief is unavailable for alleged errors in the interpretation or application of state sentencing laws by either a state trial court or appellate court. Cacoperdo v. Demosthenes , 37 F.3d 504, 507 (9th Cir. 1994) ("[t]he decision whether to impose sentences concurrently or consecutively is a matter of state criminal procedure and is not within the purview of federal habeas corpus); Hendricks v. Zenon , 993 F.2d 664, 674 (9th Cir. 1993) ("claim regarding merger of convictions for sentencing is exclusively concerned with state law and therefore not cognizable in a federal habeas proceeding."). So long as a sentence imposed by the state courts "is not based on any proscribed federal grounds such as being cruel and unusual, racially or ethnically motivated, or enhanced by indigency, the penalties for violation of state statutes are matters of state concern." Makal v. State of Arizona , 544 F.2d 1030, 1035 (9th Cir. 1976). See also Robinson v. Schriro , 595 F.3d 1086, 1103 (9th Cir. 2010) ("Federal habeas corpus relief does not lie for mere errors of state law, but only for federal constitutional violations.") Accordingly, the Ninth Circuit has specifically refused to consider on habeas review claims of erroneous application of state sentencing law by state courts. See, e.g., Miller v. Vasquez , 868 F.2d 1116 (9th Cir. 1989) (holding that whether assault with a deadly weapon qualifies as a "serious felony" under California's sentence enhancement provisions is a question of state sentencing law and does not state a federal constitutional claim); see also Souch v. Schaivo , 289 F.3d 616, 623 (9th Cir. 2002) (petitioner's state law sentencing claims found insufficient to merit federal habeas relief).
Moreover, the United States Supreme Court has held that the Eighth Amendment includes a "narrow proportionality principle" that applies to terms of imprisonment. See Harmelin v. Michigan , 501 U.S. 957, 996 (1991) (Kennedy, J., concurring). See also Taylor v. Lewis , 460 F.3d 1093, 1097 (9th Cir. 2006). However, successful challenges in federal court to the proportionality of particular sentences are "exceedingly rare." Solem v. Helm , 463 U.S. 277, 289-90 (1983); see e.g., Ramirez v. Castro , 365 F.3d 755, 775 (9th Cir. 2004) (25-year-to-life sentence under California's Three Strikes law for his third shoplifting offense was grossly disproportionate to the crimes committed). "The Eighth Amendment... forbids only extreme sentences that are grossly disproportionate' to the crime." Harmelin , 501 U.S. at 1001 (Kennedy, J., concurring) (citing Solem v. Helm ).
On federal habeas review, the question "is not whether the state sentencer committed state-law error, " but whether the sentence imposed on the petitioner is "so arbitrary or capricious as to constitute an independent due process or Eighth Amendment violation." Richmond v. Lewis , 506 U.S. 40, 50 (1992). Petitioner failed to demonstrate that the sentence imposed in this case was arbitrary or capricious or that it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment. His sixteen year sentence does not fall within the type of "exceedingly rare" circumstance that would support a finding that his sentence violates the Eighth Amendment. The sixteen year sentence is not outside statutory limits for the crimes committed and is not grossly out of proportion so as to violate the Eighth Amendment. Accordingly, petitioner is not entitled to federal habeas corpus relief on this sentencing claim.
VI. Conclusion
For all of the above reasons, the undersigned denies petitioner's 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 court must either issue a certificate of appealability indicating which issues satisfy the required showing or must state the reasons why such a certificate should not issue. Fed. R. App. P. 22(b).
For the reasons set forth above, the undersigned finds that petitioner has not made a showing of a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Petitioner's application for a petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied; and
2. The court declines to issue the certificate of appealability referenced in 28 U.S.C. § 2253.
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With a stay at Fairfield Inn & Suites Hartford Airport in Windsor Locks, you'll be near the airport and close to Connecticut Fallen Firefighters Memorial and New England Air Museum. This hotel is within the vicinity of Northwest Park and Broad Brook Brewing.
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Work hard. Have fun. Make history. At Amazon it is expected no more and no less from you. Ever since Amazon opened its virtual doors, it has been an aim to become the most customer-centric company in the world. How is this achieved? By having people like you who make sure that customers find everything that they are looking for online at great prices and convenience. Both Amazon and sellers who list their products on the sites already offer millions of new and used items in a wide range of categories. Come and experience a company that reinvents itself every day. Immerse yourself in an environment that is fast-paced, expanding and is continuously inventing new efficiencies and offering great opportunity for its customers and for you! You'll help Amazon create the Earth's greatest shopping experience a store featuring more products and brands with the most compelling content compared to any other online or offline store. This is a great platform from which to launch a career with Amazon.
The Career Opportunity
EU Catalogue Services is a program comprised of two work streams, designed to provide best-in-class, scalable solutions to help vendors add selection and improve the quality of their content and metadata (IDQ) on the Amazon platform. There is a clear focus on item data quality and driving improvement for the onsite customer experience.
- Product Setup Service (PSS) provides support to vendors with New Item Setup (NIS). We offer our vendors an easy to use, competitive service for data collection and item creation, whatever the structure of their data.
- Premium Catalogue Services (PCS) offers eligible vendors a dedicated focus on high-quality product detail and discoverability, to drive traffic and conversion of their selection.
We are seeking a high performing Catalog Consultant to contribute to the smooth running of our EU Catalogue Services program. The successful candidate will report into the Spain Catalogue Services Program Manager and will be a strong contributor to the overall vision of the program, meeting the needs of the business whilst protecting the integrity of the customer experience. They must be comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and will be a creative and analytical problem solver.
This job is based in Madrid
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As a strong individual contributor, you will foster strong relationships and help to build innovative and robust solutions. You will think like an owner, proactively managing projects and numerous vendor accounts, always driving for optimal business results. You will be responsible for protecting and enhancing the customer experience, monitoring and maintaining performance and guaranteeing effective communication, implementation and execution of objectives. You will drive ongoing improvements to the quality of Amazon's catalogue and collaborate with other teams and marketplaces to deliver success. Your results will have a significant and measurable impact on the goals of the program and our wider Amazon retail business.
The scope and main responsibilities of the EU Catalogue Services role will include:
Vendor relationships and advocacy
Managing relationships with external business partners, understanding their basic goals, drivers and metrics.
Diving deep into vendor issues, gathering, analyzing and sharing data to push data-driven business decisions.
Coordinating onboarding of new vendors, setting expectations and driving discussion using a preset agenda.
Delivering results through offshore support teams
Acting as a point of contact for offshore team members and category teams, you will own and track issues to ensure that they are addressed, documented, and resolved in a timely and professional manner.
Playing an active role in the training and development of others.
Simplification, automation and process improvement
Scoping, driving and delivering small scale projects. You will define clear briefs and roadmaps, setting the expectations of stakeholders effectively. You will deliver projects with future EU rollout/constraints in mind.
Monitoring and driving efficiency of service processes, analyzing and fixing the root cause of problems.
Identify processes to work on more qualitative IDQ (vs quantitative).
Serve as an innovative center of excellence, working on catalogue pilots, testing new initiatives, etc.
Providing value-added recommendations to enhance systems and programs.
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Operating with considerable autonomy, frugality and discretion, working efficiently with good prioritization and judgment. You will identify and evaluate potential risks and determine appropriate corrective action.
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Communicating and collaborating effectively with EU peers and management.
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Influencing others (both verbally and in writing), within and outside your team.
Responding promptly and accurately to questions from both customers and internal business partners, including leadership teams.
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.
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Essential Skills:
A bachelors or equivalent business school degree.
Experience creating and developing marketing plans, creating materials, defining campaign schedules and ensuring timely implementation.
Able to research, interpret, analyze, optimize and report ongoing marketing activities, having knowledge of popular marketing tools.
Excellent written and verbal communication with proficiency in both English and Spanish. You must be able to act with professional integrity, working positively, quickly and effectively with a variety of personalities and work styles.
Confidence when handling simultaneous customer relationships, a strong service mindset and ability to use metrics to identify focus areas. You must be skilled at understanding and interpreting business objectives, considering the needs of both Amazon and external partners.
Versatility, with an ability to think on your feet, make smart decisions, manage competing projects, meet deadlines and deliver high quality results under pressure.
Excellent attention to detail with solid analytical skills to evaluate and resolve ambiguity with processes, including monitoring and improving performance against KPIs.
You must display passion and initiative in solving problems (even when outside your remit), both re-actively and pro-actively. You must be able to propose creative solutions, taking ownership of issues through to resolution.
Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Outlook, Word) and Content Management Systems able to learn and use new tools and systems quickly.
Desirable Skills:
A track record of catalogue and/or project management experience.
Knowledge of SQL, XML, HTML & VBA.


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A big room full of dancing queers, lovingly handcrafted decorations and musical joy across the various popular genres. Come!
The Bop is now available every 3rd Friday of the month…
a queer disco for misfits of all persuasions, shapes and sizes.
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frenzied dancing, loveliness, smiling, apologising if you spill somebody's drink, revelling in awkwardness and geekery. We frown upon bitching, fighting, meanness, poster stealing, aloofness, being there to be seen and the next big thing!
Unskinny Bop is
a monthly queer disco for misfits of all persuasions.
We play pop, rock'n'roll, girl groups, r'n'b, disco, punk etc etc etc. Lots of lovely people tend to come.
Our friend Dr. Bill Savage makes amazing handmade posters.
(You can steal the small photocopied ones, if you must, but please not the cut'n'paste collages.)
We tend to get full up very early, and we really hate queues so please come early!
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He is a beacon of joy in our miserable lives.
We play pop music from across the genres and decades.
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