Richard Jimenez v. Samuel A. Lewis

45 F.3d 436 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Richard JIMENEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Samuel A. LEWIS, et al., Respondent-Appellees. No. 93-16855. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 12, 1994. * Decided Dec. 27, 1994. Before: SCHROEDER, REINHARDT, and TANG, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Richard Jimenez, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his fourth habeas petition. We have jurisdiction of the timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. I. 3 Jimenez was convicted in Arizona state court of two counts of armed robbery, one count of unlawful flight, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of first-degree felony murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for 25 years for the murder count and to lesser concurrent terms for the other counts. The Arizona Supreme Court affirmed his conviction. State v. Jimenez, 634 P.2d 950, 953 (Ariz.1981)…