(HC) Carranza v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL CARRANZA, No. 2:21-cv-0304 TLN KJN P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS JEFF LYNCH, Respondent. 16 I. Introduction Petitioner is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his June 2017 conviction for attempted premeditated murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Petitioner was sentenced to 11 years to life in state prison. Petitioner claims that the trial court violated his Fourteenth Amendment due process rights by admitting inadmissible evidence of his gang membership. After careful review of the record, this court concludes that the petition should be denied. II. Procedural History Petitioner was charged with attempted premeditated murder (California Penal Code §§ 187, subd. (a) & 664, subd.(a)) and assault with a deadly weapon (California Penal Code § 245, subd. (a)(1)). (ECF No.…