Burton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ZIR ION WEEMS, No. 2:21-cv-01392-KJM-CKD P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ROBERT BURTON, et al., Respondents. 16 Petitioner is a state inmate proceeding through counsel in this federal habeas corpus action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his conviction following a jury trial in the Butte County Superior Court for the first degree murder of his wife. He was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Respondent has filed an answer and petitioner has filed a traverse. ECF Nos. 9, 13. Upon careful consideration of the record and the applicable law, the undersigned recommends denying petitioner’s habeas corpus application for the reasons set forth below. I. Factual and Procedural History A. Jury Trial After independently reviewing the record, this court finds the state appellate court’s summary of the evidence accurate and adopts it herein.1 27 1See 28 U.S.C. §…