(HC) Martinez-Costa v. Pallares

Case 2:19-cv-02597-KJM-KJN Document 17 Filed 12/17/21 Page 1 of 56 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CLEO MARTINEZ-COSTA, No. 2:19-cv-02597 KJM KJN P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 14 M. PALLARES, 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 her 2014 conviction for first- 20 degree murder and second-degree robbery. Petitioner was sentenced to prison for the period…