Roger G. Altum v. James Blodgett

12 F.3d 1105 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 G. ALTUM, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James BLODGETT, Respondent-Appellee. No. 92-35308. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 3, 1993. Decided Nov. 19, 1993. Before: WRIGHT, CANBY and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Roger G. Altum, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 habeas corpus petition. We review de novo, Norris v. Risley, 878 F.2d 1178, 1180 (9th Cir.1989), and we affirm. 3 * Background 4 In 1985, following a bench trial, Altum was convicted of two counts of first degree rape and one count of second degree robbery. Under the Washington Sentencing Reform Act ("WSRA"), the presumptive sentencing ranges were 98-130 months for the rapes and 33-43 months for the robbery. The trial court, however, departed from the presumptive sentencing ranges and sentenced Altum to 480 months for each rape count and 120 months…