Baughman

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CHEMA KEOMIE STRAWTHER, No. 2:18-cv-02755 DAD CKD P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 14 PATRICK COVELLO,1 15 Respondent. 16 17 I. Introduction 18 Petitioner is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with an application for a writ of 19 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his November 2013 conviction 20 for first degree murder, assault with a firearm, discharge of a firearm at an inhabited dwelling, 21 and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The trial court sentenced petitioner to 97 years to 22 life in state prison. Petitioner argues that the state court erred when it allowed the prosecutor to 23 cross-examine him about his access to pretrial discovery. After reviewing the record, this Court 24 concludes that the petition should be denied. 25 II. Procedural History 26 In November 2013, a jury convicted petitioner of first degree murder, assault with a 27 1 Patrick Covello, Warden at Mule Creek State…