Douglas Edward Green v. Charles L. Ryan Grant Woods, Arizona Attorney General

87 F.3d 1318 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Douglas Edward GREEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Charles L. RYAN; Grant Woods, Arizona Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees. No. 95-17285. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 11, 1996. * Decided June 19, 1996. Before: CANBY, NOONAN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Arizona state prisoner Douglas Edward Green appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition challenging, inter alia, his conviction by guilty plea for second degree murder. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm. 3 * Facts 4 Petitioner was indicted in March 1986 and alleged to have committed one count of first degree murder. In October 1986, after a hearing, petitioner was ruled incompetent to stand trial and committed for mental health treatment. In June 1987, however, the trial court conducted a second hearing on petitioner's mental…