Antonio Armenta Rivera v. William Gaspar Grant Woods

87 F.3d 1321 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Antonio Armenta RIVERA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William GASPAR; Grant Woods, Respondents-Appellees. No. 95-17372. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 11, 1996. * Decided June 14, 1996. Before: CANBY, JOHN T. NOONAN, JR., and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Antonio Armenta Rivera, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction for conspiracy, unlawful transfer of cocaine, and possession of cocaine for sale. Rivera contends the district court erred by refusing to address the merits of his eight claims, none of which have been presented to the Arizona Supreme Court. We affirm. 3 Rivera raised Claim 8, insufficient evidence to support the conviction, on direct appeal to the Arizona Court of Appeals, but did not present it to the Arizona Supreme Court. "Where direct review is available in the…