Odilon Albarran v. L. McEwen

MEMORANDUM

California state prisoner Odilon Albar-ran appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review de novo the district court’s decision to deny a habeas petition, see Rhoades v. Henry, 598 F.3d 495, 500 (9th Cir.2010), and we affirm.

Albarran contends that a prosecution witness’s improper reference to Albarran’s status as a convicted felon constituted prosecutorial misconduct that denied him a fair trial. The trial court admonished the jury to disregard the statement. The California Court of Appeal’s conclusion that Albarran was not prejudiced by the statement was neither contrary to, or an unreasonable application of, clearly established law as determined by the United States Supreme Court, nor based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the state court record. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (d); Wood v. Ryan, 693 F.3d 1104, 1113 (9th Cir.2012) (habeas relief will only be granted if a petitioner can establish that the prosecutorial misconduct “ ‘had a substantial and injurious effect or influence in determining the jury’s verdict’ ” (quoting Brecht v.…