Douglas Sand v. William Bunnell

17 F.3d 396 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Douglas SAND, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William BUNNELL, et al., Respondents-Appellees. No. 93-15182. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 20, 1993. * Decided Jan. 7, 1994. Before: SNEED, NOONAN and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 California state prisoner Douglas Sand appeals pro se the district court's denial, without an evidentiary hearing, of his habeas petition, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 , challenging his 1984 conviction and sentence for second degree murder. Sand contends that his guilty plea was involuntary because he misunderstood the sentencing consequences of his plea bargain, and that he is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on this claim. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 and affirm. Background 3 Sand was convicted in 1976 of first degree murder, and received a sentence of seven years to life. In 1981, while serving that sentence, he was charged with…