JOHNSON v. SPALDING

No. 81-3205.

669 F.2d 589 (1982)

Curtis Lee JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James SPALDING, Dr. Robert Jones, the Attorney General of the State of Washington, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 18, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Strait, Tacoma, Wash., for petitioner-appellant.

Mike Lynch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, Wash., for respondents-appellees.

Before KILKENNY, ANDERSON and ALARCON, Circuit Judges.


KILKENNY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, a Washington state prisoner, convicted of first degree murder, sought habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In an exceptionally well written and exhaustive order, the district court denied the petition. Johnson v. Spalding, 510 F.Supp. 164 (ED Wash.1981).

Here, as in the district court, the appellant challenges the validity of the state court conviction on the following...

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