Hector Castellon v. Harol Whitley Attorney General for the State of Nevada

976 F.2d 736 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Hector CASTELLON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Harol WHITLEY; Attorney General for the State of Nevada, Respondents-Appellees. No. 90-15627. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 10, 1992. * Decided Sept. 17, 1992. Before CHAMBERS, FARRIS and POOLE, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Hector Castellon, a Nevada state prisoner, appeals pro se the denial of his habeas corpus petition. Castellon was convicted at a jury trial in May, 1984, of murder, robbery, and kidnappying with the use of a deadly weapon. Castellon asserts the district court erred in not holding an evidentiary hearing to determine if Castellon's sixth amendment rights were violated by having to share an interpreter with his co-defendant. 3 We review de novo the denial of a habeas corpus petition. Norris v. Risley, 878 F.2d 1178, 1180 (9th Cir.1989). 4 A criminal defendant has a constitutional right to an interpreter when his…