(HC) Elliott Lawrence Jones, II v. Jim Robertson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ELLIOT LAWRENCE JONES II, Case No. 1:20-cv-01357-DAD-EPG (HC)

Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF PETITION

v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS JIM ROBERTSON, Respondent.

15 Petitioner Elliot Lawrence Jones II is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In the petition, Petitioner’s sole claim for relief is that the state court had insufficient evidence to sustain convictions on six counts of kidnapping for robbery. For the reasons discussed herein, the undersigned recommends denial of the petition for writ of habeas corpus. I. BACKGROUND On September 18, 2017, Petitioner was convicted by a jury in the Kern County Superior Court of six counts of kidnapping for robbery (counts 4–9); first degree burglary (count 10); nine counts of false imprisonment (counts 11–19); seven counts of robbery…