John Stick v. William Huston, Warden Attorney General of the State of Arizona

26 F.3d 132 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John STICK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William HUSTON, Warden; Attorney General of the State of Arizona, Respondents-Appellees. No. 93-15550. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 14, 1994. * Decided May 25, 1994. Before: GOODWIN, NORRIS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 John Stick petitions for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 . Stick was convicted by Arizona juries in two proceedings: first, for theft and burglary at the Maverick Bar in Yuma, Arizona; and, second, for thefts and burglaries at three other taverns. The district court denied the petition, and Stick timely appealed. We affirm. 3 * Stick contends that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel during his two trials. The district court rejected this claim, finding that Stick had failed to establish prejudice as required by Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 694 (1984). 4 We…