Daniel Bennett v. George Deeds, Warden Attorney General of the State of Nevada

34 F.3d 1071 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Daniel BENNETT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. George DEEDS, Warden; Attorney General of the State of Nevada, Respondents-Appellees. No. 93-16766. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 23, 1994. * Decided Aug. 26, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Daniel Bennett, a Nevada state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction for second degree murder. Bennett contends that the admission at trial of expert evidence of illegal gang activities violated his due process rights, and that the admission of evidence of his gang membership violated his due process and First Amendment rights. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2253 . We review de novo the district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition, Adams v. Peterson, 968 F.2d 835, 843 (9th Cir.1992) (en…