Bonwell
(HC) Meza v. Bonwell
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 REINA MARIE MEZA, No. 1:19-cv-00919-DAD-SKO (HC) Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION
TO DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF
v. HABEAS CORPUS MICHELLE BONWELL, Chief Probation [THIRTY DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] Officer, 15 Respondent.
17 Petitioner is a state parolee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The habeas petition presents one claim: that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction. As discussed below, the Court finds the claim to be without merit and recommends the petition be DENIED. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On July 13, 2018, a Tulare County jury found Petitioner guilty of falsely reporting a crime in violation of Cal. Penal Code § 148.5(a). (Doc. 33-1 at 59-60.) On July 18, 2018, the court sentenced her to three years of probation. (Doc. 33-1 at 57.) Petitioner appealed to the Tulare County Superior Court Appellate Division. …