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orni aP e na l C ode § 667. 61( e ) ( 3) . 2 P e t i t i one rW i l l i e S c hoby J r . appe a l s the di s tr i c tc our t ’ s de ni a l of hi s pe t i t i on f o raw r it o f

h ab e a s c o rp u s . A ju ry c o n v ic te d M r . S c h o b y o f f a ls e im p r is o n m e n t, as saul tand tw o cou nt s of r ape. T he j ury a l so foun d thatM r. S chob y had pe r s ona l l y us e d ada nge r ous orde a dl y w e apon dur i ng the c our s e of one of the rapes i n v i ol at i on of C al i forni a P enal C od e § 66 7. 61 (e )( 4) (the “ O ne S tri ke” l aw ). 1 T he di stri ctcourti ss ued a cert i fi ca t e of app ea l abi l i ty on the i ss ue of w hether M r. S chob y w as deni ed du e proces s by def ec t s i n the j ury i nstruct i on s a nd verdi ctform th a t m a y h a v e c a u s e d th e ju ry to m is u n d e r s ta n d th e f in d in g s n e c e s s a ry f

o rits deci si on thatM r. S chob y had used a deadl y or dangerous w eapo n. T he fa ct s nee d notbe r e pe a t e d he r e be c a us e the y a r e a l r e a dy know n by the pa r t i e s . W e ha ve j u r i s d i c t i o n u n d e r2 8 U . S. C. § 2 2 5 3 , a n d w e a f f i rm. M r. S chob y c l ai m s thatthe C al i forni a S up re m e C ou rt ’ s dec i si on w as un re as on abl e i n l i gh tof Estel le v. McG u i re , 502 U . S . 62, 72 ( 1991) . H ow e ve r , the C a l i f orni aS upr e m e C ourtc oul d ha ve c onc l ude d tha te ve n though the j ury di d not b e lie v e th a t M r . S c h o b y u s e d ab a t and ac r ow ba r , the j ury be l i e ve d M r . S c hoby u s e d ab a t d u r in g th e r ap e . Se e P e ople v . Sc hoby , N o. A 107821/A 108061, 2006 W L 9 5 2 6 4 8 , a t * 3 ( C a l. C t. A p p . A p r . 1 3 , 2 0 0 6 ) . A lte rn a tiv e ly , th e c o u r t c o u ld3

h a v e c o n c lu d e d th a t th e ju ry c o n s id e r e d ab e lt to b e ad e a d lyo rd a n g e r o u s w e ap o n . Se e P e o p le v . N e a lis , 283 C a l . R ptr . 376, 378 n. 2 ( C a l . A pp. D e p’ tS upe r . C t . 1991) ( “d e a d ly w e ap o n ” h a s b e e n d e f in e d to in c lu d e o b

je c ts s u c h a s ap illo w , af in g e rn a il fi l e, and a rock). W e c on cl ud e thatM r. S chob y has fa i l ed t o sho w thatthere w as

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or the st at e c ou rtt o d eny r el i ef . ” H arri ng ton v. R i chter , 131 S . C t . 77 0, 78 4 (20 11 ). T here fore , the C al i forni a S up re m e C ou rt ’ s dec i si on w as no t“ contra ryt o, or . . . an un re as on abl e app l i ca t i on of, cl ea rl y e st abl i shed F eder al la w , a s d e te rm in e d b y th e S u p r e m e C o u r t o f th e U n ite d S ta te s .” 2 8 U .S .C . § 2 2 5 4 ( d ) . AF F I RME D.