T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on a nd i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by 9th C i r . R . 36- 3.

T he pa ne l una ni m ous l y c onc l ude s thi s c a s e i s s ui t abl e f orde c i s i on ** w ith o u t o r a l a r g u m e n t. See F ed. R . A pp . P . 34 (a )( 2). NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T FE LI X CRUZ M ARTI NEZ, P e titio n e r- A p p e lla n t, v. L . E . S C R I B N E R , W a r de n, R es po nd ent- A pp el l ee . N o. 09- 16438 D . C . N o . 1 : 0 6 - c v - 0 0 6 5 6 - A WI ME MOR AN DU M *

A pp ea l fr om the U ni t ed S t at es D i stri ctC ou rt f o rth e E a s te rn D is tr ic t o f C a lif o rn ia A nthony W . I s hi i , C hi e f J udge , P r e s i di ng S ubm i tt e d S e pt e m be r13, 2010 ** B efo re: S IL V E R M A N , C A L L A H A N , an d N . R . S M IT H , C i rcu i tJu d g es. F e l i x C ruz M a r t i ne z appe a l s pr o s e f r om the di s tr i c tc our t ’ s or de rde ny i ng hi s f e de r a l habe a s pe t i t i on unde r28 U . S . C § 2254. W e ha ve j ur i s di c t i on unde r28 U .S .C . § 2 2 5 3 , a n d w e a f f ir m . 

# FI LED OC T 12 2010 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS09- 16438 2 W e a gr e e w i th the di s tr i c tc our ttha tthe C a l i f orni a c our t s ’ r e s ol ut i on of M a r t i ne z ’ s c l a i m tha tc oe r c e d s t a t e m e nt s w e r e i m pr ope r l y a dm i tt e d a ttr i a l w a s not

“ c o n tr a ry t o , o r[ ] a n u n r e a s o n ab l e ap p l i c a t i o n o f , c l e a r l y e s t ab l i s h e d F e d e r a l l a w, a s de t e r m i ne d by the S upr e m e C our tof the U ni t e d S t a t e s ” a nd di d not“ r e s ul ti n a de c i s i on tha tw a s ba s e d on a n unr e a s onabl e de t e r m i na t i on of the f a c t s i n l i ghtof the evi dence pres ent ed i n the S t at e c ou rtproceedi ng . ” 28 U . S . C . § 2 25 4(d)(1), (2). S pe c i f i c a l l y , the C a l i f

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A ppe a l ’ s de t e r m i na t i on tha ta dm i s s i on of the fi rs tst at em entw as harm l es s und erC h a p m a n v . C a lifo r n ia , 386 U . S . 18 (196 7), because the j ury c ou l d n othave gi ven any w ei gh tt o the fi rs tst at em ent , w as reaso n ab l e i n l i g h to f th e j u ry’ s factu al fi n d i n g s an d th e su b st an ce o f fi rst s ta te m e n t. Se e Me di na v . H or nung , 3 8 6 F .3 d 8 7 2 , 8 7 8 - 7 9 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ) . A l s o, the C a l i f

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A ppe a l s r e a s onabl y de t e r m i ne d tha tthe s e c ond st at em entw as no tt ai nt ed by the fi rs ti nt ervi ew , i n l i gh tof the t i m e thatel apse d be tw e e n the i nt e r vi e w s of the w i tne s s , the l e s s c onf r ont a t i ona l m a nne ri n w hi c h the s e c o n d in te r v ie w w a s c o n d u c te d , a n d th e s u b s ta n c e o f th e s e c o n d s ta te m e n t. See G ar v i n v . Farm on , 25 8 F . 3d 95 1 (9th C i r. 20 01 ). A c c or di ngl y , a dm i s s i on of the f i r s ts t a t e m e ntdi d notha ve a s ubs t a nt i a l a nd in ju r io u s e f

f e c t o n th e ju ry ’s v e r d ic t. See Fryv. P l i l er , 551 U . S . 112, 121- 22 ( 2007) ( “ [ I ] n § 2254 pr oc e e di ngs a c our tm us ta s s e s s the pr e j udi c i a l i m pa c tof09- 16438 3 c ons t i tut i ona l e rr ori n a s t a t e - c our tc r i m i na l tr i a l unde rthe ‘ s ubs t a nt i a l a nd i nj ur i ous e f

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[ v . A br aham s on ] , 507 U . S . 619 [ 1 9 9 3 ], w h e th e ro rn o t th e s ta te ap p e lla te c o u r t r e c o g n iz e d th e e rr o ra n d r e v ie w e d it for harm l es snes s . . . . ”) . A FFI R M ED .