Henry

MEMORANDUM **

Arizona state prisoner Tyrone Vaughn Henry appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition challenging his jury-trial conviction for fraudulent scheme and artifice. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2258 . We review de novo the district court’s denial of a habeas petition, Mendez v. Small, 298 F.3d 1154, 1157-58 (9th Cir.2002), and we affirm.

First, Henry contends that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction for fraudulent scheme and artifice. We disagree. “[Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 , 99 S.Ct. 2781 , 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979).

To the extent that Henry contends that the Arizona Court of Appeals misinterpreted an Arizona state statute, federal habeas relief is not available. See Melugin v. Hames, 38 F.3d 1478, 1482 (9th Cir.1994) (stating that federal courts must “accept a state court ruling on questions of state law”).

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