George Albert Mills v. Manfred Maass

979 F.2d 855 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Albert MILLS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Manfred MAASS, Respondent-Appellee. No. 92-35013. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 6, 1992. * Decided Nov. 20, 1992. Before TANG, BRUNETTI and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Oregon state prisoner George Albert Mills appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition challenging his state convictions for robbery and attempted assault. We affirm. 3 Mills took his car to a repair shop, approved the shop's $1,200 estimate, and later agreed to pay the $1,100 bill in cash. Mills claimed he authorized only $300 worth of repairs. However, on the morning that Mills was to pick up his car, he left a death threat on the shop owner's answering machine. When Mills arrived, he pulled a gun and demanded the car. The owner then pulled his own gun and told Mills to drop his. Mills ran away, but fired two…