(HC) Smith v. Clark

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Case No. 1:21-cv-01346-JLT-EPG-HC 11 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF PETITION 12 v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 13 KEN CLARK, 14 Respondent. 15 16 Petitioner Lawrence Christopher is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for 17 writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons discussed herein, the 18 undersigned recommends denial of the petition for writ of habeas corpus. 19 I. 20 BACKGROUND 21 Petitioner was charged with…