Muniz
(HC) Valdez v. Muniz
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 JOE DOMINGUEZ VALDEZ, Case No. 1:17-cv-00304-AWI-JDP Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
TO DENY SECOND AMENDED PETITION
v. FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND
TO DECLINE TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE
W. L. MUNIZ, OF APPEALABILITY Respondent. OBJECTIONS DUE WITHIN FOURTEEN
DAYS
17 ECF No. 24
19 Petitioner Joe Dominguez Valdez, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 24. Petitioner claims legal violations arising from the trial court’s failure to suppress a wiretap order, from a gang-related sentencing enhancement, from concurrent sentencing, and from the allegedly ineffective assistance of counsel. Id. For the reasons stated below, we recommend that the court deny the petition. I. Background Petitioner pleaded no contest to twenty-six criminal counts, including two counts of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder. …