Clarence Emery Williams, Jr. v. State of Alaska

37 F.3d 1508 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Clarence Emery WILLIAMS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF ALASKA, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-35710. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 6, 1994. Decided Sept. 28, 1994. Before: POOLE, BRUNETTI, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Clarence Williams ("Williams") appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction by plea of nolo contendere for the first degree murder of his wife. We affirm. 3 Williams first argues that the district court erred by not holding an evidentiary hearing on his habeas petition. Even though Williams has alleged facts which, if proven, would entitle him to relief, the district court did not abuse its discretion by not holding a hearing, because he received a full and fair evidentiary hearing in state court on his motion to withdraw his plea. See Norris v. Risley, 878 F.2d 1178,…