(HC) Williams v. People of the State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HENRY DON WILLIAMS, No. 2:17-cv-2627 TLN AC P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA,

15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The action proceeds on the first amended petition, ECF No. 3, which challenges petitioner’s 2010 conviction for first-degree murder. Respondent has answered, ECF No. 29, and petitioner filed a traverse, ECF No. 35. BACKGROUND I. Proceedings in the Trial Court A. Preliminary Proceedings Petitioner was charged with murder in Solano County, and pled not guilty. No pretrial proceedings are at issue in habeas. //// //// B. The Evidence Presented at Trial Evidence of the following facts was presented to the jury. Petitioner bought cocaine and methamphetamine from a friend, Ryan Estes, and…