Broomfield

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MONTE ANTONIO REED, Case No. 2:22-cv-1192-DJC-JDP (P) Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BROOMFIELD, et al., Respondents. 16 17 Petitioner Monte Antonio Reed, a state prisoner proceeding with counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, in which he contends that (1) the jury instructions related to uncharged criminal conduct violated his Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment right to a due process and a fair trial; (2) his trial counsel was ineffective for not objecting to these instructions; and (3) the imposition of the maximum term of imprisonment, considering the mitigating evidence, violated his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process. ECF No. 1. Respondents have filed an answer, ECF No. 9, and petitioner has filed a traverse, ECF No. 14. After reviewing the pleadings and state court records, I recommend that the petition be denied. 26

28 Background A jury…