Alfred Leon Jones v. George Herman

70 F.3d 120 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Alfred Leon JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. George HERMAN, Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-16059. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 6, 1995. * Decided Nov. 9, 1995. Before: GOODWIN, PREGERSON, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Arizona prisoner, Alfred Leon Jones, appeals pro se the denial of his habeas corpus petition brought under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 challenging his 1985 jury convictions for aggravated assault, sexual abuse, kidnapping, and two counts of sexual assault. We previously remanded this matter to the district court for its consideration of four of Jones's claims. Jones contends that: 1) the prosecution failed to furnish the district court with a trial transcript; 2) the prosecution improperly stopped the preliminary hearing and proceeded to a grand jury proceeding; 3) the evidence at trial was insufficient to sustain Jones's convictions; and 4) Jones's sentences…