Matthew Lee Bolar v. James Blodgett

29 F.3d 630 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Matthew Lee BOLAR, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James BLODGETT, Respondent-Appellee. No. 93-35326. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 15, 1994. * Decided July 18, 1994. Before: GOODWIN, D.W. NELSON, and HALL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Matthew Lee Bolar, a Washington state prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 . Bolar was charged with first degree murder and, based on an enormous quantum of evidence, was convicted of the lesser included offense of second degree murder. He was sentenced to 144 months in prison. He filed a direct appeal, and a personal restraint petition ("PRP"), which the Washington Court of Appeals consolidated treating the PRP as a supplemental brief challenging the trial court's judgment. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's judgment on all issues. Bolar then petitioned for review in the…