Patrick Thomas O'COnnell v. Robert G. Borg

29 F.3d 633 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Patrick Thomas O'CONNELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert G. BORG, Respondent-Appellee. No. 93-55970. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 21, 1994. * Decided July 6, 1994. Before: TANG, PREGERSON, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Patrick Thomas O'Connell, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. O'Connell contends that his guilty plea was involuntary. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Secs. 1291 , 2253. We review de novo a district court's decision on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Adams v. Peterson, 968 F.2d 835, 843 (9th Cir.1992) (en banc), cert. denied, 113 S.Ct. 1818 (1993). We affirm. 3 While represented by counsel, O'Connell pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder on 17 January 1984. In his amended habeas petition O'Connell contends that…