Matteson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD SATERFIELD, Case No. 2:22-cv-1513-WBS-JDP (P) Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS GISELLE MATTESON, Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner Richard Saterfield, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, contending that (1) the jury was improperly given instructions regarding mutual combat and initial aggressor, which deprived him of a fair trial; (2) his mandatory sentence of life without parole violates state and federal law because he was a youthful offender at the time of the offense; and (3) the cumulative effect of prosecutorial misconduct during closing arguments violated his Fourteenth Amendment right to a fair trial. ECF No. 7. Respondents have filed an answer. ECF No. 16. After reviewing the pleadings and the record, I recommend that the petition be denied in part and dismissed in part. 26 27 28 Background I have reviewed…