Willie F. Hess v. Manfred Maass, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 F. HESS Petitioner-Appellant, v. Manfred MAASS, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee. No. 92-36834. 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 F. Hess, an Oregon state prisoner, appeals the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Hess contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel in his trial for the rape, sodomy, and sexual abuse of his daughter. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and review de novo. Thomas v. Lewis, 945 F.2d 1119, 1122 (9th Cir.1991). We affirm. 3 Hess contends that counsel was ineffective for (1) failing to cross-examine five prosecution witnesses, (2) failing to call the victim's teacher, mother, and doctor as witnesses, (3) failing to…