Karla Kay Brown v. Terry L. Stewart Arizona, Attorney General

103 F.3d 137 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Karla Kay BROWN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Terry L. STEWART; Arizona, Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees. No. 96-15395. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 5, 1996. * Decided Nov. 19, 1996. Before: RONEY, ** BEEZER, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Arizona state prisoner Karla Kay Brown appeals the district court's denial of her 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition challenging her sentence imposed following her guilty plea for attempted sexual conduct with a minor. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 The decision whether to grant or deny a petition for habeas corpus is reviewed de novo. Sanders v. Ratelle, 21 F.3d 1446, 1451 (9th Cir.1994). 4 A habeas petitioner's failure to exhaust state remedies results in procedural default precluding federal judicial review absent a showing of cause and prejudice or a fundamental…