Covello

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GORDON ALLEN WILSON, No. 2:20-cv-0591 KJM DB P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PATRICK COVELLO, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his convictions and twenty-seven year sentence imposed by the Sacramento County Superior Court in 2014 for thirteen counts of committing a lewd act on a child. Petitioner alleges his counsel was ineffective in violation of the Sixth Amendment and that jury instructions violated his right to due process. For the reasons set forth below, this court will recommend the petition be denied. BACKGROUND I. Facts Established at Trial1 The California Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District provided the following factual summary: 27 1 This court provides a more detailed description of the trial evidence in the discussions…