Jerry Dean Woods v. John Avenentti, Warden

990 F.2d 1266 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jerry Dean WOODS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John AVENENTTI, Warden, et al., Respondent-Appellee. No. 92-15551. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 5, 1993. * Decided April 12, 1993. Before FARRIS, POOLE and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 This is an appeal from the district court's dismissal of Arizona prisoner Jerry Dean Woods' petition for writ of habeas corpus. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 . We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We affirm. I. Facts 3 Patrick Joseph Eppler disappeared on June 7, 1981. Subsequently, his father employed a private investigator, Michael Roe, to locate Patrick. 4 Roe's investigation led him to Jeffrey Lange. Lange met with Roe and told him that Patrick had been shot to death by Jerry Dean Woods. After encouragement from his mother and Roe, Lange agreed to…