Cofield

MEMORANDUM *

California state prisoner Mark Ellis Co-field appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Cofield challenged his 1987 conviction for one count of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder for the shooting of three men in a Los Angeles garage. Kevin Campbell, the only witness who identified Cofield as the shooter, recanted his testimony after the trial ended. In a state habeas proceeding, the court found that Campbell’s recantation was not credible and denied Cofield’s habeas petition. Cofield argues that this finding was an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm.

We review de novo the district court’s decision to deny Cofield’s § 2254 petition. Robinson v. Ignacio, 360 F.3d 1044, 1055 (9th Cir.2004). We review for clear error the district court’s factual findings. Id. Because Cofield filed his habeas petition after April 24, 1996, the effective date of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”), Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214 (1996), the AEDPA controls and limits our review…