Peyer

MEMORANDUM **

Craig Alan Peyer (“Peyer”) appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition, in which he seeks federal habeas relief from his state court conviction for first-degree murder. 1 The district *794 court adopted the magistrate judge’s conclusion, stated in his 104-page Report and Recommendation, that Peyer was not entitled to habeas relief.

Peyer, a former California Highway Patrol (“CHP”) officer, was convicted following a jury trial of murdering twenty-year-old Cara Knott (“Knott”) in violation of California Penal Code § 187. The jury found that on December 27, 1986, Peyer, acting in his capacity as a CHP officer, pulled over Knott’s car while she was driving on Interstate 15 (“1-15”). The jury found that Peyer directed Knott to exit the 1-15 via the Mercy Road off-ramp and drive to a deserted, unlit location nearby. The jury further found that Peyer strangled Knott at that location and threw her body off a bridge.

In this timely appeal of the district court’s order, Peyer argues that he is entitled to habeas relief based on five constitutional violations that were allegedly committed during his trial. 2 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C.…