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RUFF v. KINCHELOE

No. 85-4354.

843 F.2d 1240 (1988)

Ernest Lee RUFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Larry KINCHELOE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted August 28, 1987.

Decided April 8, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Teske, Teske and Associates, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellant.

John Scott Blonien, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Corrections, Olympia, Wash., for defendants-appellees.

Before CANBY, REINHARDT and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

Ernest Ruff, a Washington state prisoner, appeals from the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition. Ruff claims that three jury instructions tainted his 1975 trial for murder and arson, violating his fourteenth amendment rights. Ruff contends, in addition, that the district court was unable to evaluate his habeas petition properly because the record it relied on was incomplete.

Ruff was charged with setting...

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