Arnold

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALEX PEREZ, No. 2:17-cv-01379-JAM-CKD-P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ERIC ARNOLD, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a California prisoner who is represented by counsel in this habeas corpus action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Respondent has answered the habeas petition, ECF No. 10, and petitioner has filed a traverse. ECF No. 15. Upon careful consideration of the record and the applicable law, the undersigned recommends that the petition be denied for the reasons set forth below. I. Factual and Procedural Background Following a jury trial in the Solano County Superior Court, petitioner was convicted of three felony counts related to an alcohol-induced accident leading to the death of Moses Sala. ECF No. 11-1 at 174-181 (Verdict Forms). Petitioner was sentenced to 11 years in prison. ECF No. 11-1 at 269-270 (Felony Abstract of Judgment). The California Court of Appeal affirmed his…