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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HOWARD A. YOUNG, No. 2:19-cv-01554 MCE GGH P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS JARED LOZANO, Respondent. 16 17 Introduction and Summary Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to the United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 302(c). Defendant Howard Allen Young was convicted after jury trial of 14 counts of second- degree burglary (Cal. Pen. Code §§ 459/460(b)), 14 counts of grand theft (Cal. Pen. Code §§ 484/ 487(a)), and one count of selling stolen property (Cal. Pen. Code § 496(a)). The jury found as to three counts of grand theft that the loss exceeded $50,000, and as to another count of grand theft that the loss exceeded $150,000 (Cal. Pen. Code § 12022.6(a)(1) & (a)(2)). In addition, the jury found that defendant had a prior serious felony conviction for…