Rosales

Rosales v. Alameida

Good Law
149 F. App'x 626
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 15, 2005No. 04-55669California349 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Rosales appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (a), and we affirm.

Pursuant to the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, habeas relief may not be granted unless the state court adjudication 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).

Rosales contends that the trial court should have instructed the jury pursuant to CALJIC No. 8.73 in order to ensure that the prosecution’s burden of proving specific intent was not “effectively lessened.” However, the California Court of Appeal held that the trial court clearly instructed the jury that it should consider “all of the evidence” — including evidence of *627 intoxication — in determining whether Rosales had the specific intent to kill. This was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of…

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