William Russell Sigler v. Jack McCormick Warden

967 F.2d 591 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. William Russell SIGLER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jack McCORMICK, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-35918. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 5, 1992. * Decided June 11, 1992. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, CANBY and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Petitioner-Appellant, William Sigler, appeals the denial of his writ of habeas corpus by the district court. Sigler argues that his due process rights were violated because his jury did not understand the jury instructions with respect to the requisite intent required for deliberate homicide. He further argues that the district court erred in refusing to consider juror affidavits on the issue of confusion. We have jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We affirm the judgement of the district court. DISCUSSION 3 I. The Lower Court Properly Refused To Consider Juror Affidavits 4 Sigler contends that the district…