Koenig

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN DAVID MATTA, No. 2:19-cv-0943 TLN CKD P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CRAIG KOENIG, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On October 14, 2015, petitioner was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder in the Superior Court of Sacramento County. He was sentenced to 25-years- to-life imprisonment on November 17, 2015. Petitioner presents four claims for relief. For the reasons which follow, the court will recommend that the petition for writ of habeas corpus be denied. I. Legal Standards An application for a writ of habeas corpus by a person in custody under a judgment of a state court can be granted only for violations of the Constitution or laws of the United States. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). A federal writ of habeas corpus is not available for alleged error in the interpretation or…