Joseph
Joseph v. Taylor
Opinion
lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
1. Neither the failure to define certain terms in a jury instruction nor the failure to give an additional instruction sua sponte “so infected the entire trial that the resulting conviction” violated John Joseph’s due process rights. See Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62, 72 , 112 S.Ct. 475 , 116 L.Ed.2d 385 (1991) (citations omitted).
2. Joseph’s ineffective assistance of counsel claims fail as he has not shown “that there is reasonable probability that, but for counsel’s unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.” Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 694 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984).
4. After our independent review of the record, we conclude that the state court decision denying Joseph’s habeas petition was not “objectively unreasonable.” Pham v. Terhune, 400 F.3d 740, 742 (9th Cir.2005) (citation omitted).
5. To the extent Joseph raises arguments not encompassed within the certificate of appealability (COA), we construe this as a motion to expand the COA and deny the motion because Joseph fails “to make a substantial showing of the denial of a Constitutional right.” Nardi v. Stewart, 354 F.3d 1134, 1138 (9th…