Narvis G. Nonnette v. Robert Borg, Warden John Van De Kamp

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942 F.2d 792·1991 WL 166431·1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 26234
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 30, 199190-55412California964 words

Opinion

Opinion

942 F.2d 792 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Narvis G. NONNETTE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert BORG, Warden; John Van De Kamp, Respondents-Appellees. No. 90-55412. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 23, 1991. * Aug. 30, 1991. Before BROWNING, SNEED and WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Narvis G. Nonnette, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part. 3 In his habeas petition, Nonnette, who represented himself with the assistance of advisory counsel in his state criminal proceedings, claimed that his constitutional rights were violated because (1) his jury contained no black jurors, (2) the trial court made derogatory remarks about his advisory counsel's competence in the presence of the jury, and (3) the trial court denied in his absence his motion for a new trial, in which he…

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