(HC) Williams v. People of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HENRY DON WILLIAMS, No. 2:17-cv-2627 TLN AC P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA,
15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 3. Currently before the court is petitioner’s motion to amend the petition. ECF No. 43. I. Factual and Procedural Background In 2010, petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder and the jury found true the allegation that he personally and intentionally discharged a firearm. ECF No. 29-4 at 82. He was sentenced to fifty years to life in prison. Id. A. Direct Review Petitioner appealed his conviction to the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, which affirmed the judgment on September 27, 2013. ECF No. 29-12 at 99-120 (Lodged Doc. 7). Petitioner then petitioned for review in the California Supreme Court, and…