Stanley Wright v. Bryan S. Gunn

34 F.3d 1075 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Stanley WRIGHT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Bryan S. GUNN, Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-15280. 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 Stanley Wright, a California prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 habeas petition. Following a jury trial, Wright was convicted of first degree murder with use of a firearm. Wright contends that the trial court erred in: (1) excluding significant defense evidence; (2) excluding evidence of the victim's heroin use; and (3) instructing the jury on premeditation and deliberation. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2253 . We review de novo, Hendricks v. Zenon, 993 F.2d 664, 668 (9th Cir.1993) and affirm. 3 Wright contends that the trial court erred in excluding evidence of victim Gilbert Jurado's past…