John Flores Velasquez v. R.G. Borg

28 F.3d 110 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Flores VELASQUEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. R.G. BORG, Respondent-Appellee. No. 93-15566. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 14, 1994. * Decided July 8, 1994. 1 Before: SCHROEDER, D.W. NELSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 John Flores Velasquez, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction for murder. We affirm. 4 * While detained in the Fresno County Jail awaiting his murder trial, Velasquez became acquainted with another detainee, a convicted murderer named Robles, who offered to become Velasquez's "jailhouse lawyer." Robles convinced Velasquez to discharge his public defender and agreed to help him prepare a defense of diminished capacity. After Velasquez told Robles all of the incriminating facts of his crime, Robles pursued his own interests; he contacted…