Joaquin Carrizoza v. K.W. Prunty, Warden

76 F.3d 385 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Joaquin CARRIZOZA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. K.W. PRUNTY, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. No. 95-55363. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1995. * Decided Dec. 11, 1995. Before: SNEED, TROTT, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Joaquin Carrizoza, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. After conviction for second degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and use of a firearm, Carrizoza was sentenced to a total term of twenty-five years to life imprisonment. He contends that: (a) his due process rights were violated by the admission of highly prejudicial hearsay; and (b) his sentence was improperly calculated under California law. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review de novo, Sanders v. Ratelle, 21 F.3d 1446, 1451 (9th Cir.1994), and affirm. A. Hearsay 3 Carrizoza…