Duane E. Nicholas v. Robert Wright, Superintendant

36 F.3d 1103 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Duane E. NICHOLAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert WRIGHT, Superintendant, Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-35258. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 20, 1994. * Decided Sept. 22, 1994. Before: SNEED, WIGGINS and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Washington state prisoner Duane Nicholas appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 habeas petition challenging his convictions of four counts of first degree armed robbery. Nicholas contends that the trial court violated his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel and his right to self-representation. 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 1. Denial of effective assistance of counsel 4 Nicholas claims that the trial court violated his Sixth Amendment rights when it appointed him counsel on the day…