Matson

MEMORANDUM **

Hawaii state prisoner Mark Nicholas Matson appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition on the merits. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm.

Matson contends that testimony regarding his actions while performing a coin trick constituted evidence of uncharged conduct, and therefore was improperly admitted in violation of his due process rights. We conclude that because the jury could draw permissible inferences from this evidence, the Hawaii Supreme Court’s denial of relief was not contrary to, or an unreasonable application of Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62, 67-70 , 112 S.Ct. 475 , 116 L.Ed.2d 385 (1991). See Windham v. Merkle, 163 F.3d 1092, 1103-04 (9th Cir.1998).

Matson further contends that the prosecution failed to disclose its knowledge of the coin trick testimony, thereby violating his due process rights under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 , 83 S.Ct. 1194 , 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963). However, the Hawaii Supreme Court’s decision was not contrary to, or an unreasonable of, clearly established federal law, because Matson cannot establish a reasonable probability that had the evidence been…