Williams v. Ingle

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67 F.3d 310·1995 WL 571832·1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 33078
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 27, 199594-56728California863 words

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67 F.3d 310 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Sammy WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. George INGLE, Warden, California's Mental Health Colony--Mens--Vacaville & California State Prison, Vacaville; Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees. No. 94-56728. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 18, 1995. * Decided Sept. 27, 1995. Before: BROWNING, GOODWIN, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Sammy Williams, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 petition. After Williams was convicted of first degree murder with use of a firearm, he was sentenced on November 10, 1988 to 27 years to life imprisonment. He contends the district court erred when it dismissed his petition for failure to state his claims with sufficient particularity. We accept the district court's factual findings unless clearly erroneous and review its conclusions of law…

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