Belleque

Johnson v. Belleque

Good Law
235 F. App'x 561
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 20, 2007No. 06-35519California271 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Oregon state prisoner Kevin Johnson appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 . Johnson was convicted of two counts each of first-degree burglary and first-degree rape, and was sentenced to 288 months in prison. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253. We review de novo, Turney v. Pugh, 400 F.3d 1197, 1199 (9th Cir.2005), and we affirm.

Johnson contends that admitting the victim’s in-court identification of him as the perpetrator violated his federal due process rights. We agree with the district court that admitting this evidence did not have a substantial and injurious effect on the verdict in light of the other overwhelming evidence against him. See Fry v. Pliler, - U.S. -, 127 S.Ct. 2321, 2326-27 , 168 L.Ed.2d 16 (2007); Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619, 637 , 113 S.Ct. 1710 , 123 L.Ed.2d 353 (1993).

We construe Johnson’s presentation of uncertified issues as a motion to expand the certificate of appealability. See 9th Cir. R. 22-l(e). So construed, we deny the motion. See Hiivala v. Wood, 195 F.3d 1098, 1104-05 (9th Cir.1999) (per curiam).

*562 Because Johnson has not addressed the…

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