Andy Trotter v. R. Lopez

MEMORANDUM

California state prisoner Andy O. Trotter 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. § 2258 , and we affirm.

Trotter contends that three evidentiary rulings by the state trial court violated his constitutional rights. Trotter has not shown that the trial court’s rulings rendered his trial fundamentally unfair or denied him a meaningful opportunity to present a complete defense. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (a); Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62, 75 , 112 S.Ct. 475 , 116 L.Ed.2d 385 (1991); Crane v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 683, 690 , 106 S.Ct. 2142 , 90 L.Ed.2d 636 (1986).

Trotter next contends that the gang sentencing enhancements that he received under CaLPenal Code § 186.22(b)(1) were not supported by sufficient evidence. This claim fails because the state court’s determination that there was sufficient evidence to support the gang enhancements was not contrary to, or an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (d)(1); Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 , 99 S.Ct. 2781 , 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979).

Trotter finally contends that his trial counsel was…