Troches

*737 MEMORANDUM **

In his habeas petition, Miguel Troches contended that the state trial court committed constitutional error by allowing the amendment of the information to include a second-degree burglary charge. Troches, however, faded to demonstrate that the state court’s decision was contrary to or an unreasonable application of clearly established United States Supreme Court precedent. See Clark v. Murphy, 331 F.3d 1062, 1067 (9th Cir.2003). Neither Cole v. Arkansas, 333 U.S. 196 , 68 S.Ct. 514 , 92 L.Ed. 644 (1948), nor In re Oliver, 333 U.S. 257 , 68 S.Ct. 499 , 92 L.Ed. 682 (1948), foreclose the premise that constitutionally adequate notice may come from evidence presented at trial. See Stephens v. Borg, 59 F.3d 932, 936 (9th Cir.1995).

Troches’ case is distinguishable from Gray v. Raines, 662 F.2d 569 (9th Cir.1981). Unlike the defendant in Gray , Troches could not claim that his intent to commit burglary was his “entire defense.” See id. at 573 . Rather, Troches’ testimony was an admission that supported amendment of the information, since California law permits the amendment of an information at any point in the proceedings. See CaLPenal Code § 1009. The trial…