(HC) Covarrubias v. Becerra

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 SANTIAGO COVARRUBIAS, Case No.: 19-CV-546-JLS(WVG) 12 Petitioner, REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 13 v. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 14 M.E. SPEARMAN, Warden, 15 Respondent. 16 17 18 On March 15, 2019, Petitioner Santiago Covarrubias filed a Petition for Writ of 19 Habeas Corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging his criminal conviction of first- 20 degree murder under California Penal Code § 187(a), along with a finding of personal use 21 of a firearm under California Penal Code § 12022.53(d), and the…