U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2010

Espinoza v. Ryan

Espinoza v. Ryan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided April 1, 2010 · Schroeder, Pregerson, Rawlinson
373 F. App'x 669

Espinoza v. Ryan

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

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

Espinoza contends that the trial court violated his due process rights by mis-instructing the jury regarding the elements of voluntary manslaughter. We agree with the district court that the instructional error did not have a “substantial and injurious effect or influence in determining the jury’s verdict.” See Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619, 623, 113 S.Ct. 1710, 123 L.Ed.2d 353 (1993).

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.

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