Terry Andre Walker v. Tana Wood, Superintendent of the Washington State Penitentiary

59 F.3d 177 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Terry Andre WALKER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Tana WOOD, Superintendent of the Washington State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-36016. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 6, 1995. Decided June 28, 1995. Before: BROWNING, WRIGHT, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Terry Andre Walker, a Washington State prisoner serving a 361-month sentence for first degree murder, appeals the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 petition for habeas relief. Walker raises several constitutional claims for relief based on the state trial court's admission of custodial statements made by Walker to a police officer, its limitation of his right to cross-examine and call witnesses, its failure to sanction alleged prosecutorial misconduct, and its denial of his right to a speedy trial. Because the panel has no grave doubts that Walker's claims are without merit,…