(HC) Weems v. Burton

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ZIR ION WEEMS, No. 2:21-cv-01392-KJM-CKD P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 ROBERT BURTON, et al., 15 Respondents. 16 17 Petitioner is a state inmate proceeding through counsel in this federal habeas corpus action 18 filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his conviction following a jury trial in 19 the Butte County Superior Court for the first degree murder of his wife. He was sentenced to 25 20 years to life in prison. Respondent has filed an answer and…