Cedrick Ray Brown v. William Bunnell

26 F.3d 129 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Cedrick Ray BROWN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William BUNNELL, Respondent-Appellee. No. 93-15500. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 13, 1994. * Decided June 15, 1994. MEMORANDUM *** Before: FLETCHER and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and KING, ** District Judge. Cedrick Brown was convicted of first-degree murder and robbery. He appeals the district court's denial of his writ of habeas corpus claiming: (1) there was insufficient evidence to support his murder conviction; (2) the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on grand theft and involuntary manslaughter; (3) the prosecutor committed prejudicial misconduct during closing argument; and (4) his sentence constituted cruel and unusual punishment. We affirm. * Brown claims the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his conviction for the murder of Helen Rupp because the prosecution failed to prove that the injuries…