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ORDER GRANTING § 2255 MOTION CLAUDIA WILKEN, United States District Judge Movant Tommy Lee Walker, represented by counsel, moves under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence. Respondent has filed an opposition to the motion and Movant has filed a reply. Having considered all of the papers filed by the parties and the record in this case, the Court will GRANT the motion.

Filed 1/21/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) S178272 v. ) ) BILLY JOE JOHNSON, ) ) Orange County Defendant and Appellant. )

Opinion CANTIL-SAKAUYE, C. J. A jury convicted defendant Micky Ray Cage of the 1998 first degree murders of Brunilda Montanez and David Burgos (Pen. Code, § 187), 1 and of being a felon in possession of a firearm (former § 12021, subd. (a)(1)). The jury found true the allegation that as to each

Werdegar, J. *1187 Gerald Parker, nicknamed the "Bedroom Basher" by the media in the late 1970s for a string of unsolved home-invasion rape murders *1188 in Orange County, was convicted

Filed 6/8/15 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) S064858 v. ) ) ROYCE LYN SCOTT, ) ) Riverside County Defendant and Appellant. )

Opinion CUÉLLAR, J. An Orange County jury found defendant William Clinton Clark guilty of the first degree murders of Kathy Lee (count 1) and Ardell Williams (count 7). (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189.) 1 The jury found true the five special circumstance allegations charged, as follows: that defendant commit

Opinion CORRIGAN, J. Kevin Dewayn Boyce (defendant) and Andre Willis burglarized two businesses, robbing several people inside. During the first crime, off-duty peace officer Shayne York was killed. A jury convicted defendant of first degree murder with the special circumstances of killing a peace officer in retaliation for the performance of his duties and of

49 Cal.4th 472 (2010) 110 Cal. Rptr. 3d 673 232 P.3d 663 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CISCO JAMES HARTSCH, Defendant and Appellant. No. S074804. Supreme Court of California. June 28, 2010. *477 Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Co

Opinion CANTIL-SAKAUYE, C. J. A jury found defendant David Allen Lucas guilty of the first degree murders of Suzanne Jacobs, Colin Jacobs, and Anne Swanke (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 189), 1 the attempted murder of Jodie Santiago Robertson (§§ 187, 664), and the kidnappings of Swanke and Robertson (

Filed 8/26/13 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) S089478 v. ) ) Orange County HUNG THANH MAI, ) Super. Ct. No. 96NF 1961 )

53 Cal.4th 735 (2012) 137 Cal. Rptr. 3d 117 269 P.3d 543 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SONNY ENRACA, Defendant and Appellant. No. S080947. Supreme Court of California. February 6, 2012. *740 Paul J. Spiegelman, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and App

Filed 8/22/13 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) S073316 v. ) ) ROBERT MARK EDWARDS, ) ) Orange County Defendant and Appellant.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MICHAEL ALLAN LAMB, Defendant and Appellant. S166168 Orange County Superior Court 03CF0441 July 11, 2024 Justice Evans authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corr

48 Cal.4th 574 (2010) 108 Cal. Rptr. 3d 87 229 P.3d 12 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BRANDON ARNAE TAYLOR, Defendant and Appellant. No. S062562. Supreme Court of California. April 15, 2010. *585 Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Co

Opinion WERDEGAR, J. A jury in San Diego County Superior Court convicted defendant Bryan Maurice Jones in 1994 of the first degree murders of JoAnn Sweets and Sophia Glover (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189; all further statutory references are to this code unless otherwise indicated), attempting to murder Maria R. and Karen M. (§§ 664, 187), and committing forcible rap

48 Cal.4th 347 (2010) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RICHARD CAMERON GAMACHE, Defendant and Appellant. No. S052808 Supreme Court of California. March 18, 2010. *356 Richard Jay Moller, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Bill Lockyer and Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorneys General, Ro

47 Cal.4th 850 (2009) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. KEITH DESMOND TAYLOR, Defendant and Appellant. No. S054774. Supreme Court of California. December 24, 2009. *855 Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Jay Colangelo, Assistant State Public Defender, Jessica K. McGuire, Ellen

45 Cal.4th 863 (2009) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BERNARD LEE HAMILTON, Defendant and Appellant. No. S052288. Supreme Court of California. February 23, 2009. *871 Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, and Arnold A. Erickson, Deputy State Public Defender, for Defendant and A

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. TUPOUTOE MATAELE, Defendant and Appellant. S138052 Orange County Superior Court 00NF1347 July 21, 2022 Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye authored the opinion of the Court, in which Justices Corrigan,

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOSEPH ANTHONY BARRETT, Defendant and Appellant. S124131 Imperial County Superior Court CF5733 June 23, 2025 Justice Groban authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices