Ali Pertsoni v. Eddie Ylst, Warden

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ali PERTSONI, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Eddie YLST, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-15283. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 4, 1992. Decided Nov. 19, 1992. Before SNEED, ALARCON and CANBY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Ali Pertsoni, a California state prisoner, appeals from the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. We review de novo, Norris v. Risley, 878 F.2d 1178, 1180 (9th Cir.1989), and we affirm. 3 In 1982, Pertsoni, an Albanian born in the former Yugoslavia, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to a term of 27 years to life. At trial, Pertsoni asserted that the victim had been sent to the United States by the Albanian government to kill Pertsoni because of his anti-communist activities. Pertsoni admitted that he had shot the victim, but claimed that he acted in self-defense. 4 In his federal habeas petition,…