Javier Barraza v. James Gomez, Director of Corrections for the State of California

83 F.3d 426 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Javier BARRAZA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James GOMEZ, Director of Corrections for the State of California, ** Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-16304. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 11, 1996. * Decided April 16, 1996. 1 Before: SNEED and BEEZER, Circuit Judges, and QUACKENBUSH, District Judge. *** 2 MEMORANDUM **** 3 Javier Barraza appeals the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. 4 In July 1982 in the Superior Court for Santa Clara County, a jury convicted Barraza and his co-defendant, Raul Navar, of second degree murder in the shooting death of sixteen-year-old Steven Valenzuela. After denying a motion for new trial, the state court sentenced Barraza to 15 years to life in prison. State appellate courts affirmed the conviction and sentence, and Barraza filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the federal district court. The district court denied the…