Frankie L. Dennis v. Bill Gotcher

24 F.3d 245 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Frankie L. DENNIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Bill GOTCHER, Respondent-Appellee. No. 92-16736. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 11, 1994. * Decided May 17, 1994. Before: HUG, D.W. NELSON, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Frankie L. Dennis, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his second 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 petition. Dennis was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to one count of drug trafficking. He contends that the district erred by dismissing his petition for failure to state any cognizable claim. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2253 . We accept the district court's factual findings unless clearly erroneous, Jones v. Meyer, 899 F.2d 883, 884 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 832 (1990), review the district court's conclusions of law de novo, id., and affirm. 3 This habeas petition is Dennis's second.…