Martinez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRIAN WILLIAMS, No. 2:22-cv-1593 DAD KJN P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS BRIAN MARTINEZ, Respondent. 16 I. Introduction Petitioner is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner does not challenge his 1995 conviction, but rather claims he was denied effective assistance of counsel in petitioner’s motion for resentencing. After careful review of the record, this court concludes that the petition should be denied. II. Procedural History In 1995, a jury in the Sacramento County Superior Court found petitioner guilty of second degree murder and found true a personal firearm use enhancement. (ECF No. 1 at 10.) Petitioner pled no contest to unlawful possession of a firearm and admitted a prior strike conviction. (Id.) Petitioner was sentenced to an indeterminate term of 30 years to life. (ECF No. 13-2 at…