Thomas Leroy Cifu v. Otis Thurman, Warden

2 F.3d 1156 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Thomas Leroy CIFU, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Otis THURMAN, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. No. 92-56021. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 2, 1993. * Decided Aug. 11, 1993. Before: BROWNING, FARRIS AND KELLY ** , Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Thomas Leroy Cifu and his wife 1 were convicted of four felonies: possession of marijuana for sale, conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine, and possession of an explosive device. Cifu exhausted his state court remedies and petitioned the district court for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. The district court dismissed the petition. Cifu appeals. 3 We affirm. I. CONFRONTATION OF WITNESS 4 Cifu argues that the admission of the transcript of Rowena Chambers' preliminary hearing testimony violated his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation, because Chambers was available to testify and the transcript was unreliable. 5 The trial judge…