Richard Rodriguez v. Samuel Lewis

967 F.2d 590 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Richard RODRIGUEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Samuel LEWIS, et al., Respondents-Appellees. No. 91-16382. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 13, 1992. * Decided June 11, 1992. Before CHOY, HUG and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 Richard Rodriguez, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. He was convicted of first degree murder on June 14, 1977 after a jury trial in Pima County, Arizona. The only issue before us is whether Rodriguez was deprived of his fundamental right to receive effective assistance of counsel due to his attorney's failure to put forth a defense in his favor. We affirm. 2 In our March 5, 1991 Memorandum decision, we reversed the district court's dismissal of Rodriguez's habeas petition and remanded with instructions to obtain and review the relevant portions of the state court record and…