Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 10, 2002, No. 01-56473; D.C. No. CV-99-03015-WDK (Sampson v. Larson)

MEMORANDUM **

California state prisoner Anthony Sampson, serving a 39-year to life sentence for second degree murder, appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We review de novo the denial of a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition, Mendez v. Small, 298 F.3d 1154, 1157-58 (9th Cir.2002), and affirm.