Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD RAMIREZ, No. 2:17-cv-00619 TLN KJN Petitioner, v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, Warden, Respondent.

I. Introduction

Petitioner is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with an application for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his 2011 convictions for

second degree murder with use of a firearm and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Petitioner was sentenced to forty years-to-life in state prison. Petitioner claims that (1) his second

degree murder conviction is not supported by sufficient evidence, (2) the prosecutor engaged in

prejudicial misconduct concerning the definition of voluntary manslaughter, (3) the prosecutor’s

closing argument was improper and trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object, (4) the trial

court erred…