(HC) Long v. Johnson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JESSE RICHARD LONG, No. 2:21-cv-00256-CKD (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER RAYBON JOHNSON, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se with this habeas corpus action challenging his 2018 conviction for making criminal threats. The parties have consented to have all matters in this action before a United States Magistrate Judge. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c); ECF Nos. 6, 7. Upon careful consideration of the record and the applicable law, the court denies petitioner’s habeas corpus application for the reasons set forth below. I. Factual and Procedural History Petitioner was charged with second degree robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, and making criminal threats based on an altercation over a bicycle. Following a jury trial, petitioner was convicted of criminal threats and sentenced to 9 years in prison. A. State Direct Appeal On August 12, 2019, the judgment was affirmed…