Richard Joseph Crane v. Rusty Snider, Warden Attorney General of the State of California Daniel E. Lungren

50 F.3d 13 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Joseph CRANE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Rusty SNIDER, Warden; Attorney General of the State of California; Daniel E. Lungren, Respondents-Appellees. No. 93-55581. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 7, 1994. * Decided March 9, 1995. Before: HALL, LEAVY, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Richard Joseph Crane, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 petition for habeas corpus. Crane was convicted under California state law of kidnapping; two counts of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, one of which included the use of a deadly weapon; and murder in the second degree. He was sentenced to an indeterminate sentence of 24 years to life in prison. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2253 and review de novo. Sanders v. Ratelle, 21 F.3d 1446, 1451 (9th Cir.1994). We affirm. 3…