(HC) Barber v. Soto

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DUPREE PIERRE BARBER, No. 2:16-cv-0379 TLN AC 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 J. SOTO, Warden, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se with an application for a writ of 18 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his 2013 conviction for first 19 degree murder and related offenses. ECF No. 1. Respondent has answered, ECF No. 13, and 20 petitioner has filed a reply, ECF No. 17. 21 BACKGROUND 22 I. Proceedings In the…