Oscar Lee Morris v. Wayne Estelle, Warden Attorney General of California

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52 F.3d 334·1995 WL 163607·1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 18786
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 7, 199594-55178California1,075 words

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52 F.3d 334 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Oscar Lee MORRIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Wayne ESTELLE, Warden; Attorney General of California, Respondents-Appellees. No. 94-55178. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 4, 1995. * Decided April 7, 1995. Before: BROWNING, SNEED, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 California prisoner Oscar Lee Morris appeals the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition brought under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 . Morris contends that the evidence at his trial was insufficient to support the elements of deliberation and premeditation on his first degree murder conviction. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Secs. 1291 , 2253. We review the denial of a habeas petition de novo, Adams v. Peterson, 968 F.2d 835, 843 (9th Cir.1992) (en banc), cert. denied, 113 S.Ct. 1818 (1993), and we affirm. 3 Sufficient evidence supports a conviction if, "viewing the evidence in the light most favorable…

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