Joan Betts Diplarakos v. Susan Poole, Warden

974 F.2d 1341 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Joan Betts DIPLARAKOS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Susan POOLE, Warden, et. al., Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-55599. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 6, 1992. Decided Sept. 14, 1992. Before BOOCHEVER, WILLIAM A. NORRIS and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Joan Betts Diplarakos, a California state prisoner, appeals the denial of her habeas corpus petition challenging her state convictions for grand theft. She argues that the disqualification of the only juror who did not believe in her guilt and the trial judge's interrogation of several jurors about their deliberations denied her due process and violated her sixth amendment right to an impartial jury. We AFFIRM. I. Dismissal of Juror Carter 3 Diplarakos argues that the trial court violated due process 1 when it dismissed juror Karen Carter, who was not convinced of Diplarakos' guilt. Based on interviews with Carter…