Badwi

MEMORANDUM ***

Petitioner Ramzi Badwi appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court held that the California Court of Appeal’s decision affirming Badwi’s conviction was not an unreasonable application of federal law. We affirm.

We review the district court’s decision de novo. Rosas v. Nielsen, 428 F.3d 1229, 1232 (9th Cir.2005). Habeas relief is warranted only if the decision was “contrary to” or “involved an unreasonable application of ... clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (d)(1); see also Williams v. Taylor, 529 U.S. 362, 412 , 120 S.Ct. 1495 , 146 L.Ed.2d 389 (2000).

The California Court of Appeal held that “any purported error” in admitting evidence of Badwi’s financial difficulties was not prejudicial. This ruling was not unreasonable. As the court noted, the other evidence of Badwi’s guilt was strong: an eyewitness identified Badwi as being at the victim’s home the morning of the murder; Badwi’s fingerprints were found inside the victim’s home; and he pawned the victim’s peacock ring for cash the day after the crime.

Even assuming that evidence…