96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1320, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 2038 William George Bonin v. Arthur Calderon, Warden, (Two Cases). William George Bonin v. Arthur Calderon, Warden

77 F.3d 1155 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1320 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 2038 William George BONIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Arthur CALDERON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee (Two Cases). William George BONIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Arthur CALDERON, Warden, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 96-99003, 96-99004 and 96-99005. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 22, 1996. Decided Feb. 22, 1996. Emry J. Allen, Deputy State Public Defender, Sacramento, California, for Petitioner-Appellant. Esteban Hernandez, Deputy Attorney General, and Dane R. Gillette, Deputy Attorney General, San Diego, California, for Respondents-Appellees. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Edward Rafeedie, District Judge, Presiding. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Marilyn H. Patel, District Judge, Presiding. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, BRUNETTI and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. WALLACE, Chief Judge: 1 William George Bonin, a California state prisoner awaiting execution at San Quentin State Prison, appeals from the district court's denials of two petitions for writ of habeas corpus relief under…