Danny R. Sanders v. Charles D. Marshall, Warden, Pelican Bay State Prison

66 F.3d 336 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Danny R. SANDERS, Petitioner-Appellant v. Charles D. MARSHALL, Warden, Pelican Bay State Prison, Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-16933. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 17, 1995. * Decided Sept. 12, 1995. Before: FLETCHER, POOLE and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Danny Sanders appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his habeas corpus petition challenging his California murder conviction. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2253 and we affirm. 3 Sanders was charged with murder under Cal.Penal Code Sec. 187 for the June 1984 killing of his ex-girlfriend Betty Coppes, 1 and with auto theft under Cal.Veh.Code Sec. 10851. At trial, Sanders admitted to killing Coppes but contended that he did not have the required mental state for murder because his consumption of drugs and alcohol had rendered him unconscious. He was convicted of both charges and sentenced to 30…