William W. Brydges v. Dale Copeland Grant Woods, Attorney General of the State of Arizona

43 F.3d 1478 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 W. BRYDGES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dale COPELAND; Grant Woods, Attorney General of the State of Arizona, Respondents-Appellees. No. 94-16302. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1994. * Decided Dec. 14, 1994. Before: D.W. NELSON, HALL, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 William W. Brydges, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 petition. After conviction for aggravated assault, kidnapping and second degree burglary, Brydges was sentenced to a total term of 28 years. Brydges contends the district court erred by denying his claims that his federal constitutional rights were violated when: (1) his motion for a change of judge was denied; (2) his counsel failed to challenge the ruling denying a change of judge; (3) during closing argument the prosecutor suggested that Brydges was under the influence of drugs at…