Lizarraga

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CURTIS WAYNE TRAVIS, Case No. 1:16-cv-01080-LJO-JDP (HC) Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

v. CORPUS JOE A. LIZARRAGA, ECF No. 1 Respondent. OBJECTIONS DUE IN 14 DAYS 16 Petitioner Curtis Wayne Travis, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He raises eight habeas claims, including ineffective assistance of counsel, insufficient evidence, and errors in jury instructions. We recommend that the court deny the petition. I. Background This is a felony murder case. According to the government, petitioner and his accomplice committed a home invasion robbery and stole a truck. As petitioner fled the scene of the crime, the stolen truck collided with another vehicle, killing an occupant of that vehicle. Petitioner’s principal defense at trial was that he was not the driver of the stolen truck. He did…