Carrillo

— Frank Soto Carrillo appeals from the judgment entered after a jury convicted him of first degree murder. We reject his claim that his constitutional rights were violated because the prosecution would not ask federal immigration officials to issue special visas for two exculpatory witnesses who lived in Mexico. We also reject his three claims of instructional error and affirm the judgment. In a companion petition for habeas corpus, Carrillo contends that his trial counsel had a prejudicial conflict of interest because he was also representing the son of a key prosecution witness who was facing a murder charge. We hold that no prejudice occurred and therefore deny the petition.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

At 8:00 p.m. on January 20, 2002, Daniel Ramirez was shot and killed in front of a taco stand in the San Fernando Valley. In July 2006, a jury convicted Frank Soto Carrillo of first degree murder for that crime. The evidence at trial showed that at least two different guns were fired at Ramirez, who sustained three gunshot wounds. Karina Orozco told the police that she heard shots being fired from three guns, but saw only one person who was holding a gun, and…