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 and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by9th C i r . R . 36- 3.

T he pa ne l una ni m ous l yc 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 J OH N FRANK LI N K NI GH T, P e titio n e r- A p p e lla n t, v. BR I AN BE LL EQUE, R es po nd ent- A pp el l ee . N o. 08- 35905 D. C. No . 6 : 0 6 - c v - 0 0 3 4 5 - TC ME MOR AN DU M *

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S ubm i tt e d J une 8, 2010 ** P ort l a nd, O r e gon B efo re: F E RN A N D E Z , M cK E O W N , an dP A E Z , C i rcu i tJu d g es. J ohn F r ankl i n K ni ghtappe a l s f r om the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s de ni a l of hi s 28 U . S . C . § 2 25 4 h abea s c orpu s pet i t i on chal l engi ng the 63 0-m on th sent ence i m po se d fol l ow i ng hi s gui l ty pl eat o n i ne coun t s of f i rs t -degree robb ery. K ni gh tal l eges that



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hi s tri al coun se l w as const i tut i on al l y i neff ec t i ve for f

ai l i ng t o i nform hi m of a pl ea o f f e ru n d e rw h ic h h e w o u ldh a v e r e c e iv e da2 7 0 - m o n th s e n te n c e . T h e A n tiTe rr o r i s m a n d Ef

f e c t i v e D e a th Pe n a l tyA c t( “ A ED PA ” ) ap p l i e s t o K n i g h t ’ s c l a i m, and w e have j uri sdi ct i on un der 28 U . S . C . § 2 25 3. W e r evi ew de no vo the di stri ct c o u rt’s d e n ia l o f

th e p e titio n , G o n z a lezv . Br o wn , 58 5 F . 3d 12 02 , 12 06 (9th C i r. 2 0 0 9 ) , a n d w e a f

f irm . A lth o u g h f

a ilin g to c o m m u n ic a te ap le ao f f e rw o u ldlik e lyc o n s titu te in e f f e c tiv e a s s is ta n c e o f

c o u n s e l, se e N

un es v. Muel ler , 3 5 0 F .3 d1 0 4 5 , 1 0 5 6 ( 9 th C i r. 20 03 ), here the st at e c ou rtre as on abl y det erm i ned thatK ni gh t ’ s tri al coun se l h a din f a c t in f o rm e d K n ig h t o f

th e p le ao f

f e r . T r ia l c o u n s e l a tte s te dth a t it w a s h is

“ i nv ar i abl e pra ct i ce ” t o com m un i ca t e pl eaoffe rs t o cl i ent s, and i ti s und i sput ed that K ni gh tw as pres entata pre -tri al hear i ng atw hi ch the prosecut i on confi rm ed that an offerw as “ on the t abl e. ” I nd ee d, the on l y e vi dence thatK ni gh t ’ s c ou nsel had no ti nform ed hi m of the offerw as K ni gh t ’ s ow n t es t i m on y. B ec ause the st at e c ou rt thus di d notba s e i t s de ni a l of K ni ght ’ s i ne f

f e c t i ve a s s i s t a nc e of

c ouns e l c l a i m on a n “u n r e a s o n ab le d e te rm in a tio n o f th e f a c ts in lig h t o f

th e e v id e n c e p r e s e n te din th e S ta te c o u rt p r o c e e d in g ,” w e a f f irm th e d e n ia l o f

h ab e a s r e lie f

o n th is c la im . See 28 U . S . C . § 2 25 4(d)(2).3

F urthe r , the di s tr i c tc ourtdi d note rri n r e f us i ng t o a l l ow K ni ghtt o e xpa nd th e r ec o rd to in clu d e n ew ev id en ce in su p p o rt o f h is claim . C o n trary to K n ig h t’ s cont ent i on , § 2 25 4(e) (2) l i m i t s adi stri ctcourt ’ s di sc re t i on t o con si der new e v id e n c e u n le s s th e p e titio n e rw a s d ilig e n t in d e v e lo p in g th e f a c ts b e f o r e th e s ta te c o u rt o ro th e re x c e p tio n s ap p ly . See C oo per- Sm i th v. P alm atee r , 397 F . 3d 1236, 1 2 4 1 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) . K n ig h t d idn o t e x e r c is e d ilig e n c e in th e s ta te c o u rt p o s tc o n v ic tio n p r o c e e d in g b yr e ly in g o n h is tr ia l c o u n s e l’s te s tim o n yu n d e r c u ttin g h is c l a i m , a nd he doe s notc ont e nd tha ta nyothe re xc e pt i on t o § 2254( e ) ( 2) ’ s ba ron co n si d erat i o n o f n ew ev i d en ce ap p l i es. AF F I RME D.