Douglas Raleigh Haines v. Otis Thurman, Warden

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972 F.2d 1339·1992 WL 197706·1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 27367
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 17, 199291-55738California432 words

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Opinion

972 F.2d 1339 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Douglas Raleigh HAINES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Otis THURMAN, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-55738. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 12, 1992. Decided Aug. 17, 1992. Before BRUNETTI, RYMER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Douglas Raleigh Haines, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. We review de novo, Norris v. Risley, 878 F.2d 1178, 1180 (9th Cir.1989), and we affirm. 3 Haines contends that he was denied due process because the trial court did not inform him that by pleading guilty he was subject to a mandatory parole term. This contention lacks merit. 4 On September 21, 1982, Haines pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon and a weapons use enhancement. In exchange for his guilty plea, Haines was sentenced to a five-year term in state prison, which was suspended, and three years…

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