Atchley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GRANVAL G. HUNTER-HARRISON, No. 2:20-cv-0592-WBS-CKD P

JR.,

12 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v.

M. ATCHLEY,

15 Respondent. 16 Petitioner Granval Hunter-Harrison, Jr., a state prisoner, proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges a 2017 judgment in the Sacramento County Superior Court convicting him of assault with a semi- automatic firearm and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Presently at issue is petitioner’s claim two in his first amended federal petition asserting ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons set forth below, the claim is without merit and petitioner’s application for habeas corpus relief should be denied. BACKGROUND The California Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District provided the following summary of facts and procedure:1

1 The facts set forth by the state court of appeal are…