Paul Kay Coronel v. William Oku

29 F.3d 631 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Paul Kay CORONEL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William OKU, Respondent-Appellee. No. 93-15992. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 13, 1994. * Decided June 28, 1994. Before: FARRIS, BEEZER and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Petitioner Paul Kay Coronel was convicted in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit, State of Hawaii, on charges of murder, theft and forgery in connection with the disappearance of his mother. He appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 * Coronel claims that he was denied his Fifth Amendment right to an indictment by a grand jury because his indictment was obtained through several instances of prosecutorial misconduct. 4 Claims regarding prosecutorial misconduct before the grand jury are mixed questions of law and fact. United States v.…