Howard Dennis White v. James Rowland, Director

15 F.3d 1095 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Howard Dennis WHITE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James ROWLAND, Director, Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-56400. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 7, 1994. * Decided Jan. 11, 1994. 1 Before: GOODWIN, HALL, Circuit Judges, and TANNER, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Howard Dennis White was found guilty, following a jury trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court, of sodomy in violation of Sec. 286(c) of the California Penal Code; oral copulation in violation of California Penal Code Sec. 288a(c); and assault and/or battery. White was sentenced to 13 years incarceration. The California Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment and the California Supreme Court denied White's petition for review. White then filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The petition was denied. White now appeals. I. Sufficiency of the…