VAN BUSKIRK v. BALDWIN

No. 00-35640.

255 F.3d 974 (2001)

Mark Steven VAN BUSKIRK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. George H. BALDWIN, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig E. Weinerman, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Eugene, Oregon, for the petitioner-appellant.

Janet A. Klapstein, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, Oregon, for the respondent-appellee.

Before: ALFRED GOODWIN, MORTON I. GREENBERG, and JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted May 9, 2001 — Portland, Oregon.

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Mark Steven Van Buskirk was convicted on his plea of guilty of murdering Linda Newman on March 15, 1993. After failing to obtain post conviction relief in the state courts, he filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition in the District of Oregon. He appeals the judgment denying relief. We affirm.

The petitioner's principal argument on appeal is that he was denied effective...

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