Byron Hopkins v. Dan Vannelli, Deputy Warden, S/r Attorney General of the State of Arizona

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Byron HOPKINS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dan VANNELLI, Deputy Warden, S/R; Attorney General of the State of Arizona, Respondents-Appellees. No. 94-15667. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 19, 1994. * Decided Dec. 27, 1994. Before: SNEED, D.W. NELSON, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Arizona state prisoner Byron Hopkins appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 petition for writ of habeas corpus. The district court ruled that federal habeas review of Hopkins' claims is barred because Hopkins has procedurally defaulted on his claims and failed to demonstrate cause for the default. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Secs. 1291 , 2253. We review de novo a district court's denial of habeas relief. Thomas v. Lewis, 945 F.2d 1119, 1122 (9th Cir.1991). We affirm. 3 Hopkins was convicted in Arizona state court of two counts of sexual conduct with…