(HC) Leonard v. Neushmid

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 FREDERICK E. LEONARD, No. 2:19-cv-1982-KJM-EFB P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 ROBERT NEUSCHMID, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a California state prisoner who, proceeding without counsel, brings an 18 application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In 2016 and in the Solano 19 County Superior Court, petitioner was convicted of: (1) mayhem (Penal Code § 203) and (2) 20 injury to the mother of petitioner’s child (§ 273.5). The jury found true the…