(HC) Dynes v. Fresno County Superior Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN RAY DYNES, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-01697-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO ) DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS v. ) CORPUS ) KEN CLARK, Warden, ) [THIRTY-DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] Respondent. ) ) )

Petitioner is currently serving a sentence of eight years and four months for robbery and carrying a concealed dirk or dagger. He filed the instant habeas petition challenging the conviction and sentence. As discussed below, the Court finds the claims to be without merit and recommends the petition be DENIED. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY Respondent has custody of Petitioner pursuant to the judgment of the California Superior Court, Fresno County, Case Nos. F13907336 and F14902059. In case number F13907336, Petitioner pled no contest to one count of robbery, admitted a prior conviction constituting a strike, and admitted he served three prior prison terms. He was…