Larry Ray Gentry v. Frank J. Prewitt, Commissioner, Department of Corrections

94 F.3d 651 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Larry Ray GENTRY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Frank J. PREWITT, Commissioner, Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee. No. 95-36102. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 8, 1996. * Decided Aug. 12, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, BRUNETTI and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Petitioner Larry Ray Gentry appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner contends that the admission at his first degree murder trial of inculpatory statements he had made to state authorities violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because the statements were involuntary and the result of police coercion. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253 and affirm the judgment of the district court. 3 Petitioner first argues that the district court improperly relied on Krantz v. Briggs, 983 F.2d 961 (9th…