Thomas W. Reams v. Robert G. Borg

30 F.3d 139 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Thomas W. REAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert G. BORG, et al., Respondent-Appellee. No. 93-15023. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 16, 1994. Decided July 29, 1994. Before: POOLE, CANBY, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Thomas Reams appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Secs. 1291 and 2253. We review de novo the district court's denial of Ream's habeas petition, Jeffries v. Blodgett, 5 F.3d 1180, 1187 (9th Cir.1993), and we affirm. 3 * Reams' principal contention on appeal is that Susan Holland's "rape trauma syndrome" testimony was erroneously admitted because it was used to prove Sandy Garza had been raped, and its admission so tainted his prosecution as to deprive him of a constitutionally fair trial. We are not persuaded. 4 This court's review of Reams' trial is strictly circumscribed to the…