SMITH v. SWARTHOUT

No. 11-17116.

742 F.3d 885 (2014)

Konolus I. SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Garry SWARTHOUT, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 10, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Quin Anthony Denvir , Davis, CA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Craig Steven Meyers , Deputy Attorney General, Office of the California Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: ARTHUR L. ALARCÓN, RICHARD C. TALLMAN, and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge:

Konolus I. Smith, a California state prisoner, appeals from the denial of his federal habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a).

The California Court of Appeal affirmed Smith's convictions in a reasoned decision. Smith contests the district court's denial of his federal habeas corpus petition challenging the Court of Appeal's decision on four grounds: (1) the state trial court's denial of defense...

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