Alejandro Rodriguez v. John R. Hallahan Attorney General for the State of Arizona

94 F.3d 652 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Alejandro RODRIGUEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John R. HALLAHAN; Attorney General for the State of Arizona, Respondents-Appellees. No. 95-16677. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 12, 1996. * Decided Aug. 16, 1996. Before: BROWNING, SCHROEDER, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Alejandro Rodriguez appeals pro se the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 . Rodriguez contends that his guilty plea to murder pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 37 (1970), was the result of a misunderstanding of the parole consequences of his plea. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , 2253. We review de novo, Calderon v. Prunty, 59 F.3d 1005, 1008 (9th Cir.1995), and affirm. 3 A guilty plea "must be a knowing, intelligent act 'done with sufficient awareness of the relevant circumstances and likely consequences.' " Iaea v.…