Melvin Clark v. Wayne Estelle, Warden Attorney General of California

15 F.3d 1083 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Melvin CLARK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Wayne ESTELLE, Warden; Attorney General of California, Respondent-Appellees. No. 92-55819. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 3, 1994. * Decided Jan. 5, 1994. 1 Before: GOODWIN, HALL, Circuit Judges, & TANNER ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Melvin Clark, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se a judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 petition for habeas corpus. He argues that his state court sentence enhancement for a prior conviction violates both California law and the due process clause. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2253 , and review de novo. Adams v. Peterson, 968 F.2d 835, 843 (9th Cir.1992) (en banc), cert. denied, 113 U.S. 1818 (1993). We affirm. I. 4 On July 31, 1984, a state jury found Clark guilty of rape, burglary, simple assault and simple battery. A state court sentenced Clark to fifteen years, four months for the…