Anaya

Anaya v. Hickman

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111 F. App'x 491
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 1, 2004No. 03-16603; D.C. No. CV-00-05198-HGBCalifornia592 words

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Appellant Ricardo Ramos Anaya, a California state prisoner, appeals the district court’s order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . Because Anaya filed his habeas petition after April 24, 1996, it is governed by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”), Pub. L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214 (1996). Under AEDPA, federal courts may not grant habeas relief unless the state court ruling “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 “was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (d). We review the district court’s order de novo. See Clark v. Murphy, 331 F.3d 1062, 1067 (9th Cir.2003). We affirm.

Anaya was convicted of feloniously evading a police officer, see Cal. Veh.Code § 2800.2, and was sentenced to a prison term of 27 years to life under California’s “three strikes” law. Anaya contends that his counsel was unconstitutionally ineffective for…

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