Walton v. Lewis

155 F. App'x 371

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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California state prisoner Willie Mack Walton appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition challenging his conviction for second degree murder. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.

Walton contends that his Sixth Amendment right to present a defense and his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process were violated by the trial court’s exclusion of the preliminary hearing testimony of a witness. Because the state court’s decision on this issue was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law, as determined by the United States Supreme Court, we affirm the district court’s decision denying relief. See Taylor v. Illinois, 484 U.S. 400, 410, 108 S.Ct. 646, 98 L.Ed.2d 798 (1988) (accused does not have unfettered right to present evidence that is inadmissible under standard rules of evidence).

Walton’s request to broaden the Certificate of Appealability is denied.

AFFIRMED.

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