Bill Edward Sturgis v. Robert Goldsmith, Warden Robert Corbin, Attorney General

976 F.2d 738 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Bill Edward STURGIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert GOLDSMITH, Warden; Robert Corbin, Attorney General, Respondent-Appellees. No. 90-15267. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 14, 1992. * Decided Sept. 17, 1992. 1 Before ALARCON and CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judges, and DWYER, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Appellant Bill Edward Sturgis appeals the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. The district court had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and this court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . 4 * In Sturgis v. Goldsmith, 796 F.2d 1103, 1108 (9th Cir.1986), we held that Appellant Sturgis was denied his constitutional right to be present at a state court hearing to determine his competency. Because we did not have before us the two psychiatric evaluations stipulated to at the competency hearing, the court declined to determine the…