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Poland v. Clark

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 26, 2010
372 F. App'x 730 (9th Cir. 2010)

Opinion

No. 07-56702.

Submitted March 16, 2010.

The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Filed March 26, 2010.

Michael Howard Poland, Corcoran, CA, pro se.

Attorney General for The State of California, Esquire, Daniel Rogers, AGCA-Office of The California Attorney General, San Diego, CA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Marilyn L. Huff, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-06-01368-MLH.

Before: SCHROEDER, PREGERSON, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

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

California state prisoner Michael Howard Poland appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.

Poland contends that the trial court violated his constitutional rights by denying his motion for a mistrial because the jury committed misconduct by considering, during deliberations, a transcript that was not admitted into evidence. The record reflects that the California state court's rejection of this claim did not result in a decision that was "contrary to, or involve[] an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law," or "an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding." See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d); see also Mancuso v. Olivarez, 292 F.3d 939, 949-53 (9th Cir. 2002).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Poland v. Clark

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 26, 2010
372 F. App'x 730 (9th Cir. 2010)
Case details for

Poland v. Clark

Case Details

Full title:Michael Howard POLAND, Petitioner-Appellant, v. CLARK, Respondent-Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Mar 26, 2010

Citations

372 F. App'x 730 (9th Cir. 2010)