Case Name: Michael NAVARRE, Petitioner-Appellant v. Richard STALDER, Secretary, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-12-10
Citations: 302 F. App'x 276
Docket Number: No. 07-30609
Parties: Michael NAVARRE, Petitioner-Appellant v. Richard STALDER, Secretary, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 302
Pages: 276–277

Head Matter:
Michael NAVARRE, Petitioner-Appellant v. Richard STALDER, Secretary, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 07-30609
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 10, 2008.
Michael Navarre, Angola, LA, pro se.
Yolanda Julia King, Louisiana Supreme Court, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent Appellee.
Before JOLLY, BENAVIDES and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Michael Navarre, Louisiana prisoner #410318, appeals the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 application, challenging his conviction and sentence for first degree murder and manslaughter. At issue is whether the prosecution improperly attempted to impeach Navarre with his post-arrest silence and whether the trial court improperly commented on the evidence and bolstered the credibility of a state witness.
Under the provisions of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), habeas relief may not be granted to any issue that was adjudicated on the merits by the state court unless the state court's conclusions were "contrary to" or involved an "unreasonable application" of clearly established federal law as determined by the Supreme Court or were based on an unreasonable determinations of the facts. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1)', (2).
Navarre does not show that the prosecutor's question to which the defense counsel objected and the court sustained the objection, had a substantial and injurious effect on the jury's verdict. See United States v. Chavez, 193 F.3d 375, 379 (5th Cir.1999). The factual situation in the instant case closely resembles that in Greer v. Miller, 483 U.S. 756, 764-66, 107 S.Ct. 3102, 97 L.Ed.2d 618 (1987), where the Supreme Court determined that a single question by the prosecution regarding the defendant's post-arrest silence, followed by an objection and curative instruction did not result in a deprivation of the defendant's due process rights.
Navarre's challenge to the trial court's statement explaining its reason for denying defense counsel a copy of a transcript of a statement of a key eyewitness is also without merit. The trial court did not make an improper remark but rather ex plained its reasons for denying the defense request. The state court's resolution of these issues is not contrary to clearly established federal law. See § 2254(d)(1), (2).
Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir R. 47.5.4.