Weldon

Weldon v. Small

Good Law
14 F. App'x 782
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 25, 2001No. 00-55315; D.C. No. CV-98-09261-ABCCalifornia308 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Mark Weldon appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition for failure to exhaust state remedies. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (a). We review de novo the district court’s decision to deny a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, See Martinez-Villa-real v. Lewis, 80 F.3d 1301 , 1305 (9th Cir.1996), and we affirm.

Weldon’s contention that the district court erred by dismissing his § 2254 habeas petition for containing an unexhausted claim lacks merit because Weldon’s fourth claim was never fully and fairly presented to the California Supreme Court. See Anderson v. Harless, 459 U.S. 4, 6 , 103 S.Ct. 276 , 74 L.Ed.2d 3 (1982) (holding that in order to satisfy the “fair presentation” requirement, “a federal habeas petitioner [must] provide the state courts with a ‘fair opportunity’ to apply controlling legal principles to the facts bearing upon his constitutional claim”).

Indeed, review of the record shows that Weldon’s claim alleges additional claims of ineffective assistance that were not raised in either his state habeas petition or his supplement to the state habeas petition. See Anderson, 459 U.S. at 6 , 103 S.Ct.…

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