NOLTIE v. PETERSON

No. 92-36757.

9 F.3d 802 (1993)

Frederic NOLTIE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Kurt PETERSON, Superintendent, Washington Corrections Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 12, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean A. Ayres, Scales & Associates, Seattle, WA, for petitioner-appellant.

Paul D. Weisser, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, WA, for respondent-appellee.

Before: WRIGHT, GOODWIN and HUG, Circuit Judges.


GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Frederic Noltie was convicted in state court of sexually abusing his stepdaughter when she was between the ages of five and eight. On appeal from the denial of habeas relief he contends that the trial court denied him due process of law by forcing him to trial before a biased jury. We affirm the district court's denial of habeas relief.

During voir dire Noltie challenged for cause three prospective jurors. The state trial court denied...

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