(HC) Brown v. Montgomery

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHESTER BROWN, No. 2:19-cv-00291-TLN-CKD P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WARREN L. MONTGOMERY, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state inmate proceeding pro se with a federal habeas corpus application filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. Petitioner challenges his conviction following a jury trial in the San Joaquin County Superior Court for two counts of trafficking minors without force. Petitioner was sentenced to a determinate term of 21 years and 4 months. Respondent has filed an answer to the petition. ECF No. 17. Petitioner did not file a traverse and the time to do so has expired. Upon careful consideration of the record and the applicable law, the undersigned recommends denying petitioner’s habeas corpus application for the reasons set forth below. I. Factual and Procedural History A. Direct Appeal Following his conviction, petitioner filed a direct appeal. On…