Robertson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL LEON WILLIAMS, No. 2:21-cv-1531 KJM CKD P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND WARDEN JIM ROBERTSON, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a California prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Following a Solano County jury trial, petitioner was found guilty of first-degree murder. ECF No. 13-4 at 186. On June 6, 2019, petitioner was ordered to serve 50-years-to-life imprisonment. Id. Here, petitioner presents three claims. For the reasons which follow, the court will recommend that petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus be denied. I. Background On direct appeal, the California Court of Appeal summarized the evidence presented at trial and other relevant facts as follows: The prosecution charged [petitioner] with murdering Michael Weil. . . [Petitioner]’s first trial ended in a mistrial after the jury failed to …