Forseth

MEMORANDUM **

Marilynn Jeanne Forseth appeals pro se the district court’s denial of her 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition challenging her jury-trial convictions for two counts of second degree murder and two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review de novo, see Miles v. Prunty, 187 F.3d 1104, 1105 (9th Cir.1999), and we affirm.

Forseth contends that she was not competent to stand trial because she was being treated with psychotropic medication that affected her thought process and her ability to confer with her attorney, and created a negative impression in court. This contention is unpersuasive. Forseth has failed to show that she lacked sufficient *435 ability to consult with her lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding and that she lacked a rational and factual understanding of the proceedings against her. See Boag v. Raines, 769 F.2d 1341, 1343 (9th Cir.1985).

Forseth contends that the jury instructions collectively confused the panel and led to verdicts that were inconsistent with the defining elements of each crime charged. Forseth also contends that she was entitled to affirmative defense…