Charles Paul Blevins v. Samuel A. Lewis, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections Attorney General of the State of Arizona
Opinion
Opinion
48 F.3d 1227 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Charles Paul BLEVINS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Samuel A. LEWIS, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections; Attorney General of the State of Arizona, Respondents-Appellees. No. 94-15638. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 15, 1995. * Decided Feb. 23, 1995. Before: SCHROEDER, CANBY, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Charles Paul Blevins, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 petition. In 1988, Blevins pleaded guilty to attempted armed robbery. He contends the district court erred when it (1) denied his claims that (a) an insufficient factual basis existed for his plea and (b) his plea was involuntary; and (2) found his ineffective assistance of counsel claim procedurally barred. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2253 . After accepting the district court's factual findings unless clearly erroneous and…