(HC) Torres v. Ducart

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 VINCENT BENJAMIN TORRES, No. 2:16-cv-0812 JAM KJN 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 14 DUCART, 15 Respondent. 16 17 I. Introduction 18 Petitioner is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with an application for a writ of 19 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his June 2011 convictions for 20 carjacking, kidnapping, street terrorism, two counts of second degree robbery, and attempted 21 second degree robbery. Petitioner was sentenced to fifteen…