HUNTER v. AISPURO

No. 90-16398.

958 F.2d 955 (1992)

Joseph Scott HUNTER, a/k/a Raymond C. Dirker, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Bernie AISPURO, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 12, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meredith J. Watts, San Francisco, Cal., for petitioner-appellant.

Christopher J. Wei, Deputy Atty. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., for respondent-appellee.

Before CANBY and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges, and NIELSEN, District Judge.


WM. FREMMING NIELSEN, District Judge:

Joseph Scott Hunter appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He contends that the district court erroneously relied on the harmless error doctrine when rejecting his due process challenge to the state-imposed sentence. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Joseph Scott Hunter was indicted on eight counts for sexual offenses; three of the counts charged Hunter with committing forcible...

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