Clarence Warren v. Derral Adams

MEMORANDUM

Clarence Warren, a California state prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Mr. Warren contends that (1) the state trial court violated his right to due process when it refused to specify the length of a continuance it would grant him to prepare for trial in the event that it later granted his motion for self-representation under Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 , 95 S.Ct. 2525 , 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975); (2) he was denied his right to a fair trial because there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction; and (3) his trial counsel’s failure to challenge the pretrial identification procedure constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

Mr. Warren filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The district court denied Mr. Warren’s petition, concluding that, with respect to each of his claims, the state court’s denial of the claim was neither “contrary to,” nor “an unreasonable application of,” clearly established Supreme Court law. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (d)(1).…