Eaton
(HC) Fowler-Scholz v. Eaton
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES FOWLER-SCHOLZ No. 2:19-cv-2164 TLN DB Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS HUNTER ANGELEA, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner, proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges a judgment of convictions entered on June 16, 2016 in the Sacramento County Superior Court. (ECF No. 17-1.) Petitioner stands convicted of two counts of second-degree murder, one count of attempted murder in second- degree, one count of assault with a firearm, and one count of assault with a deadly weapon. Petitioner claims that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of aiding and abetting his codefendant. (ECF No. 1 at 4.) For the reasons set forth below, it is recommended that the petition be denied. BACKGROUND I. Facts Established at Trial The California Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate…