Hatton

Case 2:18-cv-02492-JAM-DB Document 28 Filed 05/07/20 Page 1 of

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHNATHAN WALKER, No. 2:18-cv-2492 JAM DB P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SHAWN HATTON, Respondent.

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for a

writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his conviction imposed by

the Solano County Superior Court in 2013 for first degree murder. Petitioner alleges ineffective

assistance of counsel and racial discrimination in jury selection. For the reasons set forth below,

this court will recommend the petition be denied.

BACKGROUND

I. Facts Established at Trial

The California Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District provided the following

factual summary:

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