Tolbert

Tolbert v. Lamarque

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126 F. App'x 428
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 20, 2005No. 04-55970California247 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

Robert Louis Tolbert appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus, arguing that the state trial court violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel when it admitted evidence of a note containing communications he claims were privileged. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we review the district court’s denial of Tolbert’s petition de novo. Clark v. Murphy, 331 F.3d 1062, 1067 (9th Cir.2003). We affirm.

To the extent that Tolbert contends that the state court unreasonably concluded that Tolbert waived his state attorney-client privilege, this claim provides no basis for federal habeas relief. Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62, 67-68 , 112 S.Ct. 475 , 116 L.Ed.2d 385 (1991) (holding that errors in state law cannot support federal habeas relief). Furthermore, the state court reasonably determined the facts, and the resulting decision was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law as determined by the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Morrison, 449 U.S. 361 , 101 S.Ct. 665 , 66 L.Ed.2d 564 (1981), Weatherford v. Bursey, 429 U.S. 545 , 97 S.Ct. 837 , 51 L.Ed.2d 30 (1977), and…

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