Robert Alan Grote v. Dale Copeland

8 F.3d 26 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Alan GROTE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dale COPELAND, Respondent-Appellee. No. 92-16025. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 14, 1993. * Decided Oct. 13, 1993. 1 Before: POOLE and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges and KELLEHER, ** Senior District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Petitioner Robert Alan Grote appeals the district court's denial and dismissal of his habeas corpus petition. Grote contends that he was convicted and sentenced in state court based on the trial court's acceptance of an involuntary plea, in violation his due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. We reject his argument and affirm the judgment of the district court. I. 4 Grote's conviction for aggravated assault, defined as an offense of dangerous nature under Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 13-604(g), arose from his November 7, 1987 stabbing of Lyle Loveless. The State of Arizona filed a three count indictment charging Grote…