Henn

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

R.A., Case No. 1:25-cv-00209-KES-EPG-HC

Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF PETITION

v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

CHRIS HENN, Respondent.

12 Petitioner R.A., represented by counsel, is proceeding with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. I. BACKGROUND

In December 2020, appellant Ryan A., then 17 years old, was arrested for allegedly molesting a young child who was in the foster care of his mother. In January 2021, the Merced County District Attorney filed a juvenile wardship petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 602, subdivision (a), alleging one count of committing a lewd or lascivious act upon a child under the age of 14 years, in violation of Penal Code section 288, subdivision (a). Appellant denied the allegation.

In December 2022, following a contested jurisdictional hearing, the trial court sustained the…