Robert E. Creswell v. Wayne Estelle, Warden James Gomez, Director

988 F.2d 118 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert E. CRESWELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Wayne ESTELLE, Warden; James Gomez, Director, Respondents-Appellees. No. 92-55788. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 11, 1993. * Decided Feb. 23, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, No. CV-91-4239-KN; David V. Kenyon, District Judge, Presiding. C.D.Cal. AFFIRMED. Before GOODWIN, SCHROEDER and CANBY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Robert Edward Creswell, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his guilty plea conviction for residential burglary. Creswell contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at trial because his counsel failed to investigate properly the validity of two prior convictions that were used to enhance Creswell's sentence. We have jurisdiction…