Grant Wayne Christon v. George Ingle

961 F.2d 216 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Grant Wayne CHRISTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. George INGLE, et al., Respondents-Appellees. No. 91-55751. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 9, 1992. Decided April 27, 1992. Before PREGERSON, D.W. NELSON and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Petitioner Grant Wayne Christon (Christon) was charged in California state court with several counts of murder and attempted murder with special circumstances. He pled guilty to one count of first degree murder and one count of attempted murder. That plea agreement is the subject of this appeal. Christon appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. He claims (1) that his plea of guilty was improperly coerced by threats to prosecute his loved ones, and (2) that he was denied the assistance of conflict-free counsel at the time of his plea. We affirm the denial of Christon's petition. FACTUAL…