William Edward Lambert v. Manfred F. Maass

39 F.3d 1187 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. William Edward LAMBERT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Manfred F. MAASS, Respondent-Appellee. No. 93-36055. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 16, 1994. Decided Oct. 27, 1994. 1 Before: THOMPSON and LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and TASHIMA, District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** OVERVIEW 3 William Edward Lambert appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 habeas corpus petition, challenging his conviction on three counts of kidnapping in the first degree, rape in the first degree with a firearm, and menacing. He claims that (1) evidence of prior bad acts was improperly admitted at his trial in violation of his right to due process; (2) his right against self-incrimination was violated by introduction of his inculpatory statements at trial; and (3) the trial court enhanced his sentence under Oregon's "dangerous offender" statute, Oregon Revised Statute 161.725, based on…