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BALLARD v. ESTELLE

No. 90-55901.

937 F.2d 453 (1991)

Edward Byron BALLARD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Wayne ESTELLE, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 26, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Byron Ballard, pro se.

Donald F. Roeschke, Deputy Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, Cal., for respondent-appellee.

Before ALARCON, NORRIS and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.

WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:

Edward Byron Ballard appeals the district court's dismissal of his habeas corpus petition on the merits. He is incarcerated in California for armed robbery and argues that the definition of "use of a firearm" used to enhance his sentence was broader than the California sentencing laws require, thereby denying him due process. He also argues that even if the state court's definition of firearm use was...

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