(HC) Cross v. Kings County Sheriff

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JEROME LEE CROSS, Case No. 1:23-cv-01246-SAB-HC 12 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF PETITION 13 v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 14 KINGS COUNTY SHERIFF, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN DISTRICT 15 Respondent. JUDGE 16 17 Petitioner Jerome Lee Cross is proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus 18 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 19 I. 20 BACKGROUND 21 On March 23, 2021, Petitioner was convicted in the Kings County Superior Court of 22 vandalism greater…