Willie Hill v. Theo White

29 F.3d 632 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Willie HILL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Theo WHITE, Respondent-Appellee. No. 93-16998. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 21, 1994. * Decided June 30, 1994. Before: TANG, PREGERSON, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Willie Hill, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 habeas petition. Hill is challenging his 1984 conviction for robbery. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2253 . We review de novo, Henry v. Estelle, 993 F.2d 1423, 1425 (9th Cir.1993) and affirm. 3 Hill contends that the trial court violated his right to confrontation by limiting the scope of his cross-examination of three witnesses. This contention lacks merit. 4 "The Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment guarantees the right of an accused in a criminal prosecution to be confronted with the witnesses against him." Delaware v. Van…