Anthony Bryant Tillman v. Robert Borg State of California

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51 F.3d 282·1995 WL 146825·1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 23656
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 4, 199594-15784California2,406 words

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51 F.3d 282 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Anthony Bryant TILLMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert BORG; State of California, Respondents-Appellees. No. 94-15784. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 15, 1995. Decided April 4, 1995. Before: FLETCHER, PREGERSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 California state prisoner Anthony Bryant Tillman appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction and sentence for several offenses ranging from kidnapping to car theft. The district court concluded that Tillman was not deprived of effective assistance of counsel, and denied him an evidentiary hearing to develop facts to prove his ineffective assistance of counsel claim. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We affirm. BACKGROUND 3 The facts of this case are recounted fully in the district court's unpublished Findings and Recommendations, dated…

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