Joseph Patrick Kennedy v. G. H. Baldwin

62 F.3d 1424 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Joseph Patrick KENNEDY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. G. H. BALDWIN, Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-35790. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July, 11, 1995. Decided Aug. 4, 1995. 1 Before: GOODWIN and HUG, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Oregon state prisoner Joseph P. Kennedy appeals the district court's dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus relief. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. I. 4 Kennedy pled guilty in Oregon State Court to one count of first degree criminal mischief for using a hammer to smash a window in a truck that was stalled on the freeway, and to two counts of first degree robbery for demanding a credit card from the two victims inside the truck. Following his sentencing, Kennedy sought post-conviction relief in state court on the ground of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The court denied…