Brown

MEMORANDUM *

Darnell Washington appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition challenging his jury conviction of murder with use of a firearm. Washington asserts that the admission of his nontestifying codefendant’s confession violated his Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause rights. The California Court of Appeal found that his codefendant’s confession was properly redacted and did not implicate him. The district court found that admission of the statement was in error, but was harmless. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm.

Pursuant to the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”), a federal court cannot grant an application for a writ of habeas corpus with regard to any claim that has been adjudicated on the merits by the state court unless the adjudication of the claim “(1) resulted in a decision that was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States; or (2) resulted in a decision that was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding.” 28…