George Watkins v. Sherman Hatcher

967 F.2d 596 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. George WATKINS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Sherman HATCHER, et al., Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-15559. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 11, 1992. Decided May 29, 1992. Before BOOCHEVER, REINHARDT and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Watkins's probation was revoked; he did not timely appeal the revocation order. Watkins then brought a petition for post-conviction relief under N.R.S. § 177.315, which was denied by the trial court. The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed, holding that a section 177.315 petition was not the proper procedural mechanism under Nevada law to challenge the probation revocation order. Watkins petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court, raising several claims that were presented to the Nevada state courts. One of these claims was his lawyer's failure to put on allegedly exculpatory evidence. The petition was denied because…