Tomas T. Lopez v. William Bunnell

981 F.2d 1258 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Tomas T. LOPEZ, Petitioner-Appellant v. William BUNNELL, et al., Respondent-Appellee No. 89-55962. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 2, 1992. * Decided Dec. 7, 1992. Before D.W. NELSON, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 California state prisoner Tomas Lopez brings this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254 , challenging his conviction for first degree murder and robbery. Lopez was sentenced to a prison term of 27 years to life. We affirm the district court's denial of the petition. 3 A jury convicted Lopez and an associate of the 1983 murder and robbery of Los Angeles bar owner George Borjas. A state appeals court and the California Supreme Court have previously denied Lopez' habeas claims. Lopez first challenges the legality of an in-field, near-contemporaneous identification by several witnesses to the crime on the grounds…