John Anthony Barnes v. United States

86 F.3d 1161 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John Anthony BARNES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. No. 95-55808. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 7, 1996. * Decided May 22, 1996. Before: GIBSON, ** NOONAN, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 John Anthony Barnes appeals the district court's dismissal of his fourth habeas corpus petition, 1 in which he seeks relief based on his asserted incompetency to plead guilty to two counts of committing unarmed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a) (1994). We affirm the district court's denial of the writ. I. BACKGROUND 3 In July of 1987, Barnes began robbing financial institutions to finance his severe drug addiction. His short-lived crime spree ceased barely one month later, however, when he was apprehended by law enforcement authorities. On July 25, 1988, in exchange for the Government's agreement to drop additional…