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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN ANTHONY BUNCH, No. 2:21-cv-01209 DAD KJN P Petitioner, v. ORDER & D. SAMMULES, FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS Respondent. 16 I. Introduction Petitioner John Anthony Bunch is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his May 16, 2017 conviction for first degree murder with felony-murder special circumstance and possession of firearm. Petitioner was sentenced to life without parole in state prison. Petitioner now raises the following claims: (1) insufficient evidence to support his felony murder conviction; (2) insufficient evidence to support the firearm possession offense; (3) the trial court violated his due process rights by denying his Marsden1 motion; and (4) prosecutorial misconduct. (ECF No. 1.) After careful review of the record, this Court concludes that the petition should be denied. …