(HC) Cross v. Kings County Sheriff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEROME LEE CROSS, Case No. 1:23-cv-01246-SAB-HC

Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF PETITION

v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

KINGS COUNTY SHERIFF, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT

TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN DISTRICT

Respondent. JUDGE

16 Petitioner Jerome Lee Cross is proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. I. BACKGROUND On March 23, 2021, Petitioner was convicted in the Kings County Superior Court of vandalism greater than $400. On May 10, 2021, Petitioner was sentenced to an imprisonment term of four years. (2 CT1 596.) On September 14, 2022, the California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District affirmed the judgment. People v. Cross, No. F082774, 2022 WL 4230918 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 14, 2022). On November 30, 2022, the California Supreme Court denied Petitioner’s petition for review. (LDs2 18, 19.) On…