In an attempted murder prosecution, dismissal of petitioner's habeas petition as untimely is affirmed where the verification requirement for a California habeas petition was so important under California law that, where a petitioner is denied the opportunity to provide a verification upon filing, he must provide one prior to any judicial proceeding.
Read Zepeda v. Walker, No. 08-56085
Appellate Information
Submitted September 1, 2009
Filed September 10, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Tallman
Counsel
For Petitioner:
Lorilee M. Gates, Pasadena, CA
For Respondent:
Kenneth C. Byrne, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA
Michael R. Johnsen, Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA
