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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DUEWA ABEANA LEE, No. 2:18-cv-2730 MCE AC Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MOLLY HILL, 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 original petition, ECF No. 1, which challenges petitioner’s 2013 conviction for child abuse and related offenses. Respondent has answered. ECF No. 11. Petitioner did not file a traverse. BACKGROUND I. Proceedings in the Trial Court A. Preliminary Proceedings Petitioner was charged in Sacramento County with the physical abuse of her incarcerated boyfriend’s 12-year-old daughter over a period of two months. The case went to trial. //// //// //// B. The Evidence Presented at Trial 1. The Prosecution Case The jury heard evidence of the following facts. In…