Robert F. Sauer v. State of Alaska Diane Cooper, Alaska Department of Corrections, Parole/probation Officer

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert F. SAUER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE OF ALASKA; Diane Cooper, Alaska Department of Corrections, Parole/Probation Officer, Respondents-Appellees. No. 93-35182. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 7, 1994. * Decided May 25, 1994. Before: TANG, BOOCHEVER, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Robert Sauer, a former Alaska state prisoner who is now on parole, appeals the denial of his habeas corpus petition, filed under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 (1988), in which he alleged violations of his constitutional right to remain silent and his right to due process. We review the district court's decision to deny a petition for habeas corpus de novo. Adams v. Peterson, 968 F.2d 835, 843 (9th Cir.1992) (en banc), cert. denied, 113 S.Ct. 1818 (1993). We affirm. 3 I. Questions about Sauer's Blackmail Defense 4 Sauer was charged by the State of Alaska with the molestation of four girls…