Hatton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES EDWARD STRAWN, No. 2:17-cv-02599 JAM KJN Petitioner, v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS S. HATTON, Respondent. 16 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 2014 conviction for corporal injury to a cohabitant, torture, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Petitioner was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole plus eight months. Petitioner claims that there is insufficient evidence to support his conviction for the crime of torture. After careful review of the record, this court concludes that the petition should be denied. II. Procedural History On August 20, 2014, a jury found petitioner guilty of corporal injury to a cohabitant (Cal. Pen. Code, § 273.5(a)), torture (Cal. Pen. Code, § 206), and being a felon in possession of a firearm (Cal.…