Mark James Wilson v. Manfred Maass

979 F.2d 857 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Mark James WILSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Manfred MAASS, Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-36078. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 2, 1992. * Decided Nov. 20, 1992. Before TANG, BRUNETTI and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Oregon state prisoner Mark James Wilson appeals the district court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus which challenged the state parole board's ("Board") decision to deny parole. Wilson was sentenced to two life terms following his convictions for aggravated murder and felony murder. He contends that (1) he was denied a full and fair hearing in violation of his due process rights, (2) that the district court erred by denying a federal evidentiary hearing, and (3) that his sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. BACKGROUND 3 On May 16, 1988, Wilson was convicted in Oregon of…