John R. Yocum v. Roger Crist

51 F.3d 284 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John R. YOCUM, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Roger CRIST, Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-16060. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 7, 1995. * Decided March 10, 1995. Before: SNEED, POOLE, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Roger Crist, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his petition for relief under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 . We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2253 , and we affirm. 3 To exhaust state remedies, habeas petitioners must fairly present federal claims to the state courts in order to give the state the "opportunity to correct alleged violations of prisoners' federal rights." Duncan v. Henry, 115 S.Ct. 887, 887 (1995) (internal quotations omitted). "If a habeas petitioner wishes to claim that ... [in] state court ... [he was] denied ... [rights] guaranteed by the [federal constitution], he must say so, not only in federal court, but in…