(HC) Casillas v. Secretary of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 OMAR CASILLAS, No. 1:17-cv-00511-LJO-SKO (HC) Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

TO DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF

v. HABEAS CORPUS SECRETARY OF CORRECTIONS, [THIRTY DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He is currently serving a sentence of 29 years for his conviction of several offenses involving an attempted murder. He has filed the instant habeas action challenging the conviction. As discussed below, the Court finds the claims to be without merit and recommends the petition be DENIED. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On February 28, 2013, a Kern County jury found Petitioner guilty of attempted murder (Cal. Penal Code §§ 664, 187(a)), assault with a semiautomatic firearm (Cal. Penal Code §245(b)), being a felon in possession of a firearm (Cal. Penal Code §29800(a)(1)), being a felon 26…