Buff

MEMORANDUM ***

Buff appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 , challenging his jury conviction for first degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon. On appeal, Buff asserts that the district court erred in denying his claim that the Nevada Supreme Court improperly rejected his contention on appeal that the Nevada trial court violated his Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause rights by admitting into evidence at trial the transcript of the preliminary hearing testimony of an available witness, James Whiteface.

Because the parties are familiar with the facts, we do not recite them in detail. We review de novo the district court’s decision to grant or deny a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition, Jensen v. Pliler, 439 F.3d 1086, 1088 (9th Cir.2006), and may affirm the district court for any reason supported by the record, even if the district court’s reasoning is faulty, United States v. Ortega-Ascanio, 376 F.3d 879, 885 (9th Cir.2004).

We reject Buffs contention that the admission of the preliminary hearing transcript of witness Whiteface’s testimony as evidence at trial violated his Sixth Amendment…