BAJA v. DUCHARME

No. 98-35594.

187 F.3d 1075 (1999)

Thomas BAJA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Kenneth DUCHARME, Superintendent of Washington State Reformatory; Christine O. Gregoire, Attorney General of the State of Washington, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 9, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lana C. Glenn, Spokane, Washington, for the petitioner-appellant.

Daniel J. Judge, Thomas J. Young, Assistant Attorneys General, Olympia, Washington, for the respondents-appellees.

Before: GOODWIN, REAVLEY and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.


GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Thomas Baja appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pursuant to the Certificate of Appealability granted by this court under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(3), we consider only whether the district court erred by not holding an evidentiary hearing on the petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Because the petitioner...

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