FORREST v. VASQUEZ

No. 95-55919.

75 F.3d 562 (1996)

Joe FORREST, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Daniel B. VASQUEZ, Warden; Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 7, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Stern, Woodland Hills, California, for petitioner-appellee.

James William Bilderback, II, Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, California, for respondents-appellants.

Before: FARRIS, BRUNETTI, and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.


FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

The government appeals the district court's order granting Joe Forrest a writ of habeas corpus. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

Following a pro per trial, Forrest was convicted in Los Angeles County of attempted murder, use of a deadly and dangerous weapon, and intentional infliction of great bodily injury.

Forrest appealed his conviction to the California Court of Appeal, claiming, among other things, that he had been...

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