John Lewis Jones v. Bob Goldsmith

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979 F.2d 855·1992 WL 337718·1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 35772
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 18, 199291-16164California1,395 words

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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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John Lewis JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Bob GOLDSMITH, et al., Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-16164. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 18, 1992. * Decided Nov. 18, 1992. Before SCHROEDER, WILLIAM A. NORRIS and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 John Lewis Jones appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm. 3 * In 1971, an Arizona state court jury found Jones guilty of rape and first-degree burglary. Evidence showed that Jones broke into a house in the middle of the night and raped a woman whose young son witnessed part of the attack. The trial judge sentenced Jones to 9 to 15 years on the burglary count and 99 to 100 years on the rape count, with the sentences to run consecutively. Jones's conviction was affirmed on appeal. See State v. Jones, 521 P.2d 978 (1974), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1004 (1974). 4 Jones…

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