Bianchi v. Blodgett

24 F.3d 244 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Kenneth A. BIANCHI, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James BLODGETT, Superintendent Washington State Penitentiary, a division of the Department of Corrections; Department of Corrections of the State of Washington, Respondents-Appellees. No. 93-35524. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 2, 1994. Decided May 6, 1994. Before: WRIGHT, SCHROEDER, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Ken Bianchi filed a pro se habeas petition challenging his murder convictions. He argues that his 1979 guilty plea was coerced by hypnotic manipulation and that his attorney was ineffective. The district court denied his petition. We affirm. A. INVOLUNTARY GUILTY PLEA 3 A guilty plea must be voluntary and uncoerced. Iaea v. Sunn, 800 F.2d 861 , 866 & 868 n. 7 (9th Cir.1986) (citing Brady v. United States, 397 U.S. 742, 748-50 (1970)). Coercion is judged by an objective standard, Iaea, 800 F.2d at 868 n. 7,…