(HC)Valencia
(HC)Valencia v. Robertson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAUL A. VALENCIA, Case No. 1:19-cv-00398-NONE-JDP Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
DENY PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS
v. CORPUS AND DECLINE TO ISSUE A
CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY
JIM ROBERTSON,
OBJECTIONS DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS
Respondent. ECF No. 1 16 Petitioner Raul A. Valencia, a state prisoner without counsel, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. Petitioner claims that: (1) his trial and appellate counsel were ineffective; (2) the prosecutor engaged in misconduct; and (3) the California Court of Appeal erred when it denied him habeas relief. See generally ECF No. 1. For the reasons set forth below, we recommend that the court deny the petition and decline to issue a certificate of appealability. I. Background In 2013, a Stanislaus County jury convicted petitioner of three counts of robbery. ECF No. 20 at 8. The jury also found that petitioner…