WORATZECK v. STEWART

No. 97-80296.

118 F.3d 648 (1997)

William Lyle WORATZECK, Petitioner, v. Terry L. STEWART, Director, Department of Corrections, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Burman, Ruth Todd Chattin, and Susan Fahringer, Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, for petitioner.

Paul J. McMurdie, Chief Counsel, Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Section, Phoenix, AZ, for respondent.

Before: WALLACE, FARRIS, and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Woratzeck, an Arizona state prisoner sentenced to death tomorrow morning at 12:05 a.m., seeks permission to file a successive petition for habeas corpus in the district court. The Supreme Court of Arizona denied all relief this afternoon, June 24, 1997. We now have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2244, and we deny his motion.

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