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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEZESTIA SHANE TAYLOR, No. 2:22-cv-01114-WBS-EFB (HC) Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS T. CISNEROS, Warden, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this petition for a writ of habeas corpus. 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He challenges his 2017 convictions for attempted voluntary manslaughter and firearms charges. ECF No. 1 at 1. Petitioner alleges that: (1) erroneous evidentiary rulings by the trial court deprived him of his Sixth and 14th Amendment rights to present a complete defense; (2) the prosecution committed misconduct and violated petitioner’s Sixth and 14th Amendment rights when it immunized the victim but not petitioner’s companion during the crimes; and (3) the cumulative errors of the trial court and the prosecution denied him due process. Id. at 4-5. For the reasons that follow, the petition must be denied. ///// ///// ///// ///// I. Background

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