Silverbrand

MEMORANDUM *

This is an appeal from the denial of Peter Silverbrand’s petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 . The parties are familiar with the factual and procedural history of this case, so we recount it only as necessary to explain our decision. A California Superior Court convicted Silverbrand of murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Silverbrand ultimately filed the instant petition in federal district court. The district court correctly denied habeas relief and we affirm its decision.

We review the district court’s denial of Silverbrand’s petition de novo. Bartlett v. Alameida, 366 F.3d 1020, 1023 (9th Cir.2004). We look to the last reasoned *197 decision of the state appellate courts. See id. Here that is the California Court of Appeal’s June 4, 1990 decision upon its direct review of Silverbrand’s conviction. We may reverse the district court’s denial of habeas relief only if the state court’s adjudication of Silverbrand’s claims resulted in a decision contrary to or involving an unreasonable application of United States Supreme Court precedent. 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (d)(1); Bartlett, 366 F.3d at 1023 . We examine the state court’s treatment of each of…