Robert Bernall Gordon v. Eddie S. Ylst, Warden, California Department of Corrections

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert Bernall GORDON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Eddie S. YLST, Warden, California Department of Corrections, et al., Respondents-Appellees. No. 94-55639. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted: Jan. 11, 1995. * Decided: Jan. 20, 1995. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge; HALL and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Robert Bernall Gordon, a California state prisoner, appeals the district court's dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Gordon challenges his convictions for first-degree murder and robbery on the ground that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at trial. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2253 . We affirm. 3 Gordon was convicted of first degree murder and robbery following a jury trial. He contends he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel because, at trial, a defense witness testified that she had purchased a PCP cigarette from the…