Hector Loya Flores v. James H. Gomez Attorney General of the State of California

9 F.3d 1551 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Hector Loya FLORES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James H. GOMEZ; Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees. No. 92-56540. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 20, 1993. * Decided Oct. 27, 1993. Before: BEEZER, KOZINSKI and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Hector Loya Flores, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition challenging his state convictions for second-degree murder and attempted murder with the use of a firearm. We review de novo, Desire v. Attorney General of California, 969 F.2d 802, 804 (9th Cir.1992), and we affirm. BACKGROUND 3 Flores was charged by information with murder, attempted murder and assault. He pleaded not guilty and was tried by a jury. 4 At trial, the prosecutor introduced the following evidence: On the evening of January 18, 1991, Luz Paredes was in…