Stringer

MEMORANDUM **

James Stringer, a state prisoner, petitions for review of the district court’s denial of his Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Stringer was convicted in the California Superior Court of one count of second degree murder, Cal-Penal Code § 187; one count of assault with a firearm, id. § 245(a)(2); and one count of being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm, id. § 12021(a). The jury also found true several enhancements for use of a firearm. Stringer was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of seventeen years to life. 1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2258 (a), and we affirm.

Because Stringer’s claims are governed by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA”), habeas relief may be granted only upon a finding that the last reasoned state court decision rejecting Stringer’s claims “was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States; or resulted in a decision that 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); see Avila v. Galaza, 297…