Ronnie Loven Edwards v. Peggy L. Kernan Attorney General, State of California

73 F.3d 368 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ronnie Loven EDWARDS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Peggy L. KERNAN; Attorney General, State of California, Respondents-Appellees. No. 95-15882. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 15, 1995. * Decided Dec. 21, 1995. Before: SNEED, SKOPIL, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Ronnie Loven Edwards, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 habeas corpus petition. Edwards contends that his sentence violates his rights under the sixth, eighth, and fourteenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution. We disagree, and we affirm the judgment of the district court. I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW 3 On February 9, 1988, Edwards was found guilty by a California Superior Court jury of two counts of rape and of using a deadly weapon during the commission of both offenses. On March 8, 1988, the trial court sentenced Edwards to a term of…