Wendell James v. Charles D. Marshall, Warden

56 F.3d 71 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Wendell JAMES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Charles D. MARSHALL, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-16517. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 16, 1995. * Decided May 19, 1995. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Wendell James, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 habeas petition. Following a jury trial, James was convicted of first degree murder with use of a firearm and sentenced to a term of twenty-five years to life imprisonment with a two-year consecutive term for the firearm allegation. James contends that the trial court violated his right to confrontation by limiting the scope of his cross-examination of Inspector Frank Falzon. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2253 . We review de novo, Sanders v. Ratelle, 21 F.3d 1446, 1451 (9th Cir. 1994), and affirm. 3 "The…