Colbert v. Knowles

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Colbert v. Knowles, 361 F. App'x 831 (9th Cir. 2010)
Goodwin, Wallace, Fisher

Colbert v. Knowles

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

California state prisoner Gregory Lynn Colbert appeals from the district court’s judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.

Colbert contends that the jury instructions given by the court, CALJIC 2.50 and CALJIC 2.50.1, impermissibly lowered the prosecution’s burden of proof and violated his rights to due process and a fair trial. Because there is no reasonable likelihood that the jury applied the wrong burden of proof, Colbert is not entitled to habeas relief. See Mendez v. Knowles, 556 F.3d 757, 767-70 (9th Cir. 2009).

Colbert’s motion to expand the certificate of appealability is denied. See 9th Cir. R. 22-1 (e); see also Hiivala v. Wood, 195 F.3d 1098, 1104-05 (9th Cir. 1999) (per curiam).

AFFIRMED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Reference

Full Case Name
Gregory Lynn COLBERT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Mike KNOWLES, Respondent-Appellee
Cited By
1 case
Status
Unpublished