Eldridge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAFONZO R. TURNER, No. 2:18-cv-1071 WBS AC Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS LAURA ELDRIDGE, Warden, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se with an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The action proceeds on the first amended petition, ECF No. 12, which challenges petitioner’s 2015 conviction for assault. Respondent has answered, ECF No. 29, and petitioner has filed a traverse, ECF No. 30. BACKGROUND I. Proceedings In the Trial Court A. Preliminary Proceedings Petitioner was in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation when he was criminally charged in Sacramento County superior court with assaulting a correctional office. He waived counsel and represented himself at trial. //// //// B. The Evidence Presented at Trial1 1. Prosecution Case 3…