(HC) Montenegro v. Asuncion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 LUIS MONTENEGRO, Case No. 1:18-cv-01647-DAD-EPG-HC 11 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF PETITION 12 v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 13 DEBBIE ASUNCION, 14 Respondent. 15 16 Petitioner Luis Montenegro is a state prisoner, represented by counsel, proceeding with a 17 petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In the petition, Petitioner asserts 18 that he was denied his Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights when the trial court admitted 19 testimonial hearsay by the…