James K. Haverstock v. James Gomez, Director Attorney General for the State of California, William S. Norton v. James Gomez, Director Attorney General for the State of California

50 F.3d 14 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James K. HAVERSTOCK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James GOMEZ, Director; Attorney General for the State of California, Respondents-Appellees. William S. NORTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James GOMEZ, Director; Attorney General for the State of California, Respondents-Appellees. Nos. 93-56300, 93-56372. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 10, 1995. * Decided March 3, 1995. Before: BROWNING, D.W. NELSON and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 California state prisoners James Haverstock and William Norton appeal the district court's denial of their 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 petitions challenging their convictions for second degree murder. They contend that their retrial and resulting convictions for second degree murder violated the Double Jeopardy Clause. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2253 , and we review de novo a district court's denial of a petition for habeas corpus.…