(HC)Smith
(HC)Smith v. Clark
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Case No. 1:21-cv-01554-JLT-EPG-HC
Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION
RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF PETITION
v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
KEN CLARK, Respondent.
16 Petitioner Lawrence Christopher is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons discussed herein, the undersigned recommends denial of the petition for writ of habeas corpus. I. BACKGROUND On May 24, 2021, Petitioner was convicted in the Kings County Superior Court of possession of a dangerous weapon by an inmate and battery on a non-confined person by a prisoner. On June 29, 2021, Petitioner was sentenced to an imprisonment term of twenty-five years to life. (ECF No. 19-26.) On July 30, 2021, Petitioner a filed a state habeas petition in the California Supreme Court, which summarily denied the petition. (ECF Nos. 19-27, 19-28.) On…