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Gregory Lynn HARRIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Michael BUDGE, Respondent-Appellee.
    No. 09-15507.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Feb. 10, 2010.
    
    Filed Feb. 12, 2010.
    Debra Bookout, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Las Vegas, NV, for Petitioner-Appellant.
    Jamie J. Resch, Esquire, Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Nevada Attorney General, Las Vegas, NV, for Respondent-Appellee.
    Before: O’SCANNLAIN, TROTT and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Gregory Harris appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which alleged a violation of his right to due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. Harris argues that there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions for three charges: (a) Trafficking of a Controlled Substance; (b) Conspiracy to Commit Robbery; and (c) Living From the Earnings of a Prostitute. Harris filed his federal habeas petition after April 24,1996; therefore the provisions of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”) govern this case. Juan H. v. Allen, 408 F.3d 1262, 1270 (9th Cir.2005) (citing Chein v. Shumsky, 373 F.3d 978, 983 (9th Cir.2004) (en banc)). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We review de novo a district court’s denial of a state prisoner’s petition for habeas relief, Juan H., 408 F.3d at 1269 n. 7, and we affirm.

In Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979), the Supreme Court established the “standard [that] is to be applied in a federal habeas corpus proceeding when the claim is made that a person has been convicted in a state court upon insufficient evidence.” Id. at 309, 99 S.Ct. 2781. The Court held that “the critical inquiry on review of the sufficiency of the evidence to support a criminal conviction must be ... to determine whether the record evidence could reasonably support a finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” Id. at 318, 99 S.Ct. 2781. “After AEDPA, we apply the standards of Jackson with an additional layer of deference.” Juan H., 408 F.3d at 1274 (citing 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)). After reviewing the record, we conclude that there was sufficient evidence for a rational juror to find beyond a reasonable doubt that Harris was guilty of these three offenses.

Harris also presented two uncertified issues in his opening brief, alleging violations of his right to confront witnesses under the Sixth Amendment and right to due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. Because reasonable jurists would not find either of the uncertified issues submitted to be debatable, we decline to expand the certificate of appealability.

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