Terry Slaughter v. Wayne Estelle

24 F.3d 249 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Terry SLAUGHTER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Wayne ESTELLE, Respondent-Appellee. No. 93-15499. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 12, 1994. Decided April 21, 1994. 1 Before: SCHROEDER, D.W. NELSON, and CANBY, CIRCUIT JUDGES 2 MEMORANDUM * OVERVIEW 3 Terry Slaughter, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 habeas corpus petition. In the district court, Slaughter claimed he was denied due process because he was not permitted to testify in his own defense. Second, he claimed he received ineffective assistance of counsel and was denied counsel free from any conflict of interest. Third, he asserts that the state court erred in finding harmless an erroneous jury instruction. Finally, he asserts that the state court erred in failing to give a jury instruction designed to pinpoint his theory of defense. The district court…