Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit January 23, 2008, 06-55013 (Estrada v. Scribner)

BAER, Senior District Judge:

Petitioner-Appellant Julio Salazar Estrada (“Petitioner” or “Estrada”) appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254

habeas

petition for a new trial after his conviction in California state court for second-degree murder,

see

Cal. Pen.Code § 187, as well as taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent,

see

Cal. Veh.Code § 10851(A).