Sherman Rutledge v. Samuel A. Lewis, Director Grant Woods, Attorney General of 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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Sherman RUTLEDGE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Samuel A. LEWIS, Director; Grant Woods, Attorney General of the State of Arizona, Respondents-Appellees. No. 94-16778. 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 Sherman Rutledge, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition challenging his 1986 conviction and sentence for first-degree murder and aggravated assault. He contends that: (1) statements made by him and admitted at trial were involuntary because he was under the influence of drugs; (2) there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions; and (3) his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to call an expert witness in support of Rutledge's voluntary intoxication defense. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28…