Roger Ray Murray v. Wayne Estelle

996 F.2d 1226 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Roger Ray MURRAY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Wayne ESTELLE, Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-15902. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 16, 1992. Submission Withdrawn March 17, 1993. Resubmitted June 23, 1993. Decided June 30, 1993. 1 Before: SCHROEDER, NORRIS, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Roger Murray filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in federal district court. Murray alleged that his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation was violated when the district court admitted the preliminary hearing testimony of a key prosecution witness after the court had declared this witness to be "unavailable." The petition for writ of habeas corpus was denied by the district court. Reviewing the trial court's denial of the petition de novo, Thomas v. Brewer, 923 F.2d 1361, 1364 (9th Cir.1991), we affirm. 4 * Murray was convicted in California for sexually molesting Michael…