HILL v. ROE

No. 00-56480.

298 F.3d 796 (2002)

Willie Livingston HILL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ernest C. ROE, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 29, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry D. Whatley, Santa Barbara, CA, for the petitioner-appellant.

Erika D. Jackson, Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA, for the respondent-appellee.

Before PREGERSON, RYMER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge.

Willie Livingston Hill ("Hill") filed his petition for writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied the petition as procedurally barred. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Hill was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of California law. He...

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