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WILLARD v. PEOPLE OF STATE OF CAL.

No. 85-6549.

812 F.2d 461 (1987)

Jesse WILLARD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. PEOPLE of the STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse Willard, in pro. per.

John K. Van De Kamp, Atty. Gen. of State of Cal., and Donald F. Roeschke, Deputy Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, Cal., for respondents-appellees.

Before MERRILL, GOODWIN and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

MERRILL, Circuit Judge:

Jesse Willard, a state prisoner convicted of robbery, appeals the district court's dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Willard argues that the state trial court's erroneous jury instructions denied him due process of law and that his trial counsel's performance violated his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

In August 1982, Jesse Willard was...

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