(HC) Nicholes v. State of California

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BRYCE WAYNE NICHOLES, No. 2:16-cv-02643-MCE-AC 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se with an application for writ of 18 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The action proceeds on the petition filed on 19 November 7, 2016, ECF No. 1, which presents two claims challenging petitioner’s 2014 20 conviction and sentence for attempted voluntary manslaughter and assault with a firearm.…