Anthony B. Jackson v. John Ratelle, Warden Attorney General of California

21 F.3d 1113 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Anthony B. JACKSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John RATELLE, Warden; Attorney General of California, Respondents-Appellees. No. 93-55454. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 8, 1994. * Decided April 19, 1994. Before: HUG, WIGGINS, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 California state prisoner Anthony B. Jackson appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 petition in which he alleged that he was a denied a fair trial because a juror referred to a dictionary definition of malice. We affirm. I. 3 On November 14, 1986, Jackson was convicted in Los Angeles County Superior Court of second degree murder for shooting his wife on January 18, 1986. His defense was that he shot his wife accidentally while trying to unload a rifle. 4 We review de novo the denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Jeffries v. Blodgett, 5 F.3d 1180, 1187 (9th Cir.1993). A…