Davis

Davis v. Finn

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68 F. App'x 88
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 18, 2003No. 02-55135; D.C. No. CV-01-06252-LGBCalifornia325 words

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MEMORANDUM **

Michael Davis (“Davis”) appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. Davis claims that the state trial court deprived him of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel by allowing him to represent himself without adequately warning him of the dangers of self representation. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm.

We review de novo a district court’s decision to deny a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. Killian v. Poole, 282 F.3d 1204, 1207 (9th Cir.2002). Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, however, we reverse a state court decision denying relief only if that decision is (1) “contrary to, or involved an unrea *89 sonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States,” or (2) “based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (d); see also Lockyer v. Andrade, — U.S.-,-, 123 S.Ct. 1166, 1172 , 155 L.Ed.2d 144 (2003).

The California Court of Appeal examined Davis’s written waiver and the hearing transcript and concluded that Davis “was sufficiently apprised of the dangers of…

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