Ray K. Tachibana v. John W. Waihee

988 F.2d 122 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ray K. TACHIBANA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John W. WAIHEE, Respondent-Appellee. No. 92-15283. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 15, 1992. * Decided Feb. 12, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, No. CV-91-00012-HMF; Harold M. Fong, District Judge, Presiding. D.Hawaii AFFIRMED. Before HUG, PREGERSON and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Ray Koichi Tachibana challenges the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We review de novo a district court's denial of a habeas petition. Madera v. Risley, 885 F.2d 646, 648 (9th Cir.1989). 3 The district court's jurisdiction was based upon 28 U.S.C. § 2254 . We exercise jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253. We affirm. I. 4 Tachibana asserts that due to the ineffective assistance of trial counsel, his guilty plea was…