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Curtis Barnette JOSHUA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Timothy E. BUSBY, Warden, Respondent-Appellee

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit2012-09-21No. No. 09-56275
481 F. App'x 361

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MEMORANDUM

California state prisoner Curtis Barnette Joshua appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.

Joshua contends that there was insufficient evidence to prove that he made a criminal threat within the meaning of California Penal Code section 422 because the evidence did not establish that the victim was in sustained fear for her safety. The state court’s determination that there was sufficient evidence to support the criminal threat conviction was not contrary to, or an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law as determined by the Supreme Court. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1); Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979).

We construe Joshua’s additional arguments as a motion to expand the certificate of appealability. So construed, the motion is denied. See 9th Cir. R. 22-1 (e); Hiivala v. Wood, 195 F.3d 1098, 1104-05 (9th Cir.1999) (per curiam).

AFFIRMED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.