CHOY, Circuit Judge: Cesar Gutierrez appeals from the district court’s summary denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (b). Gutierrez was convicted of murder and is now serving a life sentence in a California state prison. The principal issue in this appeal is whether a district court can summarily dismiss a…
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