John Henry Farr v. Robert Borg, Warden

37 F.3d 1504 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John Henry FARR, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert BORG, Warden, et al., Respondents-Appellees. No. 93-56506. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 14, 1994. * Decided Oct. 12, 1994. Before: FEINBERG, ** SCHROEDER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 1. The district court correctly ruled that appellant's federal rights were not violated by the state trial court's admission of evidence of his unidentified prior felonies. State evidentiary rulings are not cognizable in federal habeas corpus proceedings unless the admission of evidence violated the petitioner's rights under the Constitution, laws or treaties of the United States. Estelle v. McGuire, 112 S.Ct. 475, 480 (1991). Appellant, who appears pro se, has not shown that admission of evidence of his prior felonies violated his due process right to a fair trial. Gordon v. Duran, 895 F.2d 610, 613 (9th Cir.1990). The trial court…