Rick Alan Gonzales v. Wayne Estelle Attorney General of the State of California

46 F.3d 1141 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Rick Alan GONZALES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Wayne ESTELLE; Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees. No. 93-55862. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 5, 1994. * Decided Feb. 8, 1995. Before: BROWNING, FARRIS, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Rick Alan Gonzales, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 petition for habeas corpus. Gonzales was convicted under California state law of rape; oral copulation with a child under fourteen years of age; two counts of forcible lewd acts with a child under fourteen; kidnapping; and willful cruelty to a child. Additionally, he was found to have committed these offenses while in possession of a deadly weapon. He was sentenced to ten years imprisonment. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2253 and review de novo. Sanders v. Ratelle, 21 F.3d…