N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT NATHANIEL M AR C US GANN,

Pe t i tione r-Appe lla

nt, v. R ALPH DIAZ, Se c re ta

ry of the C a lifornia De pa rtm e nt of C o rre c tions a

nd R e h a bilita tion, R e sponde nt-Appe lle e . No. 17-55316 D.C . No. 3:12-c v-01418-JAH-B L M M EM O R ANDUM *

Appe a l from

the Unite d

Stat e s Distric t C ourt for the Southe rn Distric t of C a lifornia J ohn A. Houston, Distric

t Judge , Pre siding Subm itte d April 16, 2020 ** Pa sa de n a , C a l ifornia B e fore : THOM AS, C hie f Judge , a nd FER NANDEZ a

nd W . FLETC HER , C irc uit Judge s . State prisone r Natha

nie l Ga nn pe titions for revie w of the distric t c ourt’ s de nia l of his ha

be a s pe t ition, a

rising out of his C a lifornia c onvic tion for first

# FIL ED

APR 20 2020 M OLLY C. DW Y E R, CLERK U. S. CO URT O F APPEALS

* This disposition is not a ppropria te for public at ion a

nd is not pre c e de nt e xc e pt a s provide d

by Ninth C irc uit R

ule 36-3.

* * The pa

ne l una nim ously c onc lude s this c a se is suita ble for de c ision without oral a

rgum e nt. Se eFe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).de gre e m

urde r. W e have j urisdic tion under 28 U.S.C . § 2253(d), a nd we a ffirm . B e c a use the pa rtie s a re fam i lia r with thefa c t

ua l a nd proc e dura l history

of the c a se , we ne e d not re c ount it here . 1. The Sixth Am e ndm e nt’ s C onfronta tion C la use ba rs the a d m i ssion of sta te m e nts tha

t a re both te stim onia l a

nd offe re d for the ir truth if the de c la rant is una va ila ble . C raw ford v . W ashington , 541 U.S. 36, 59 (2004). The C a l ifornia C ourt of Appe a l c o nc lude d tha t the sta te tria l c ourt’ s a d

m ission of the transc ript of a 911 c a ll from

a c o-de fe nda

nt who wa s not a

va ila ble to te stify

at tria l did not viola te the C onfronta

t i on C l a use be c a use it wa s not te s tim onia l in na ture . Pe ople v . Gann , 123 C a l. R

ptr. 3d. 208, 219 (C a l.C t.App. 2011). The distric t c ourt prope rly c onc lude d tha

t the de c ision wa s not c ontra ry to, or a n unre a s ona

ble a pplic ation of, c le arly

e s ta blishe d fe de ra l la

w. 28 U.S.C . § 2254(d). The tra nsc ript of thec o-de fe n da

nt’ s 911 c a ll wa s prope rly a dm i tte d into e vide nc e be c a

use the obje c tive c irc um sta nc e s indic ate tha

t it wa s m a de in the c ourse of a

n ongoing em e rge nc y

with the purpose of prote c ting the public and proc uring a id; thec o -de fe nda nt’ s sta te m e nts in thec a ll we re the re fore nonte stim onia l. Se eDav is v . W ashington , 547 U.S. 813, 827 (2006) (“ A 911 c a ll . . . is ordina rily not de signe d

prim arily to ‘ e s ta blish or prove ’ som e pa s t fa c t, but to de sc ribe c urre nt c irc um sta nc e s re q uiring polic e a ssista

nc e .” ) 22. The distric t c ourt a lso prope rly c onc l ude d tha

t the C a lifornia

C ourt of Appe a l de c ision a s to othe r a l le ge d viola t ions of the C onfronta

tion C la use wa s not an unre a s ona

ble a p plic ation of c le arly

e sta b lishe d fe de ra l la w be c a use , e ve n a ssum ing suc h a

viola tion, a ny e rror wa s ha

rm le ss give n

the ove rwhe lm i ng e vide nc e of guilt. Bre c ht v . Abrahamson , 507 U.S. 619, 637 (1993). Ga nn wa s ide ntifie d by

an e y e witne ss fle e ing thec rim e sc e ne . Ne ighbors rep orte d se e ing a truc k likeGa

nn’ s pa rke d ne ar the c rim e sc e ne . Polic e found Ga nn’ s shirt a

nd ski m a sk disc arde d n e ar the c rim e sc e n e . Ga nn’ s DNA wa s found on thedisc arde d ski m a sk. Afte r his a

rre st, he c onfe sse d wha

t he ha d done to a fe llow jail inm ate . Thus, e ve n a ssum ing c o -de fe nda nt’ s sta te m e nts to thepolic e we re im prope rly a dm itte d –a n issuewe do not re a c h–a ny e rrors we re ha

rm le ss. 3. W e ne e d not, a

nd do not, re a c h a

ny othe r issue urge d by

the pa rtie s. W e de c line to e xpa

nd the C e rtific ate of Appe a la bility . AFFIRM E D.

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