O'BRIEN v. PUTNAM

No. 78-1313.

591 F.2d 53 (1979)

Herbert J. O'BRIEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. L. R. PUTNAM, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 12, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James K. Sells (argued), of Walgren, Sexton & McClusky, Bremerton, Wash., for petitioner-appellant.

John C. Merkel, U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., Charles Pinnell, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Seattle, Wash., for respondent-appellee.

Before DUNIWAY and CHOY, Circuit Judges, and GRANT, District Judge.


CHOY, Circuit Judge:

Herbert J. O'Brien appeals from the district court's approval of a United States magistrate's recommendation that O'Brien be denied habeas relief. We affirm.

I. Statement of the Case

O'Brien was charged in a three-count indictment with conspiracy to import cocaine along with two substantive counts of aiding and abetting the importation of cocaine. O'Brien entered a guilty plea to one of the substantive counts; the other...

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