407 F. App'x 236

Robert L. WAHL, Jr., Petitioner—Appellant, v. Brian BELLEQUE, Respondent—Appellee.

No. 09-35353.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted Dec. 14, 2010.*

Filed Jan. 5, 2011.

C. Renee Manes, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Portland, OR, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Harry B. Wilson, Assistant Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice, Salem, OR, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM **

Oregon state prisoner Robert L. Wahl, Jr. appeals from the district court’s order dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.

*237Wahl contends that the district court erred in failing to reach the merits of his procedurally defaulted claims because the new reliable evidence of “actual innocence” under Schlup v. Delo, 518 U.S. 298, 327, 115 S.Ct. 851, 130 L.Ed.2d 808 (1995), excuses his default. Wahl bases his claim of actual innocence on the victim’s written affidavit recanting her accusations against him. Wahl has failed to show that, based on this evidence, it is more likely than not that no reasonable juror would have found him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. See House v. Bell, 547 U.S. 518, 126 S.Ct. 2064, 165 L.Ed.2d 1 (2006). Therefore, the district court did not err in declining to reach the merits of the procedurally defaulted claims.

AFFIRMED.

Wahl v. Belleque
407 F. App'x 236

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Wahl v. Belleque
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