Lawrence L. Shults v. Harol L. Whitley

981 F.2d 1259 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Lawrence L. SHULTS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Harol L. WHITLEY, et al., Respondents-Appellees. No. 91-16900. nited States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 15, 1992. * Decided Dec. 23, 1992. Before GOODWIN, O'SCANNLAIN and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Lawrence L. Shults appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Shults was convicted on January 3, 1978, of first degree murder of William Singley and sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. The evidence showed that Shults--together with his wife, Norma Shults ("Norma"), Singley, and George Janicek--had been charged with robbery of a Montgomery Ward store in Colorado in May 1975. After Shults learned that Singley was giving information to the government in connection with the Colorado robbery, Shults killed Singley with a shotgun and buried him in the Nevada desert. 3 Shults's…