WORATZECK v. RICKETTS

No. 85-2367.

808 F.2d 1322 (1986)

William Lyle WORATZECK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James R. RICKETTS, and Donald Wawrzaszek, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Syme, Jr., Robinson & Syme, Glendale, Ariz., for petitioner-appellant.

Crane McClennen, Dept. of Law, Phoenix, Ariz., for respondents-appellees.

Before WALLACE, FARRIS and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.


WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Woratzeck appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He contends that he was denied his sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel and his fourteenth amendment right to due process. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.

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