Raymond Anthony Williams v. Roger Crist Grant Woods, Attorney General

89 F.3d 848 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Raymond Anthony WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Roger CRIST; Grant Woods, Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees. No. 95-17428. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 22, 1996. * Decided April 29, 1996. Before: HALL, THOMPSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Raymond Anthony Williams, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his habeas petition with prejudice. This court reviews de novo a district court's denial of a habeas petition. See Thomas v. Brewer, 923 F.2d 1361, 1364 (9th Cir.1991). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and affirm. 3 Williams was convicted by a jury of escape, burglary, theft, armed robbery, kidnapping, aggravated assault, and unlawful flight. The district court denied Williams' habeas petition "[f]or the reasons set forth in Respondents' April 1, 1994 Answer." Contrary to Williams' argument, the absence…