Cobb v. Kernan

MEMORANDUM *

Pablo Cobb appeals the district court’s order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm. On the basis of the record before us, we cannot say that the California Court of Appeal acted contrary to clearly established federal law in concluding that Cobb’s confession was admissible.1 See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d).

Although police ignored Cobb’s initial invocation of his right to silence, the dialogue that eventually led to Cobb’s confession was reinitiated by Cobb himself at the suggestion of — and after conferring *208with — his girlfriend. The failure to suppress did not…