Julio M. v. Lewis Jones, Warden

83 F.3d 427 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. JULIO M., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Lewis JONES, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. No. 95-55929. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 10, 1996. * Decided April 12, 1996. Before: HALL, THOMPSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Julio M., a California state prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. Julio M. contends that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to representation by conflict-free counsel. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review de novo, Garcia v. Bunnell, 33 F.3d 1193, 1195 (9th Cir.1994), cert. denied, 115 S.Ct. 1374 (1995), and affirm. 3 Julio M. contends that he did not receive conflict-free representation because his attorney was a member of the public defender's office that represented a person against whom he wished to testify in order to receive a favorable plea bargain. 1 4 In order to…