Joe Julian Cornejo v. J.M. Ratelle James Gomez, Director of California Department of Corrections

21 F.3d 1111 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Joe Julian CORNEJO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. J.M. RATELLE; James Gomez, Director of California Department of Corrections, Respondents-Appellees. No. 93-55272. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 5, 1994. * Decided April 13, 1994. Before: POOLE, BEEZER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Joe Julian Cornejo, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Cornejo contends that his sentence was improperly enhanced by prior convictions. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2253 , and review de novo. Thomas v. Lewis, 945 F.2d 1119, 1122 (9th Cir.1991). We affirm. 3 Cornejo was convicted, following a jury trial, of attempted burglary. Cornejo waived his right to a jury trial on two prior serious felony convictions. The trial court found these convictions to be true, and…