Martinez
(HC) Griffin v. Martinez
United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaSeptember 9, 20211:17-cv-01137California13,505 words
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 1:17-cv-01137-DAD-HBK Document 44 Filed 09/09/21 Page 1 of
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ROBERT LEE GRIFFIN, Case No. 1:17-cv-01137-DAD-HBK Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS
v. CORPUS1 JOEL D. MARTINEZ, FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD Respondent. (Doc. No. 30)
Petitioner Robert Lee Griffin (“Petitioner” or “Griffin”), a state prisoner, is proceeding
pro se on his amended petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 30).
Petitioner makes four claims of trial court error, as more fully discussed infra. Respondent filed
an answer to the petition on June 15, 2021 (Doc. No. 43). Petitioner did not file a reply to
Respondent’s answer. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends the Court
deny Petitioner any relief on…