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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ELLIOTT LAWRENCE JONES II, No. 1:20-cv-01357-DAD-EPG-HC Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING

v. PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

CORPUS

JIM ROBERTSON, (Doc. No. 17) Respondent. 16 Petitioner Elliott Lawrence Jones II is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On May 6, 2021, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations, recommending that the petition be denied. (Doc. No. 17.) Specifically, the findings and recommendations considered and recommended the rejecting on the merits of petitioner’s sole claim for relief that the evidence presented at his trial in state court was insufficient to support his conviction on six counts of kidnapping to commit robbery. (Id. at 7-13.) The findings and…