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Thompson v. Middleton

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nov 14, 2003
81 F. App'x 213 (9th Cir. 2003)

Opinion

Submitted November 10, 2003.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Florence Marie Cooper, District Judge, Presiding.

Gretchen Fusilier, Carlsbad, CA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Pamela Denise Thompson, Chowchilla, CA, pro se.

Susan Kim, AGCA-Office of the California Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA, for Respondent-Appellee.


Before KOZINSKI, SILVERMAN and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

California state prisoner Pamela Denise Thompson appeals the district court's judgment dismissing with prejudice her 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.

Page 214.

Thompson contends that her constitutional rights were violated by various errors in the jury instructions announced by the state trial court judge. Because these alleged instructional errors, either singly or in combination, did not " 'so infect[ ] the entire trial that the resulting conviction violates due process,' " federal habeas relief is unwarranted. Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62, 72, 112 S.Ct. 475, 116 L.Ed.2d 385 (1991) (quoting Cupp v. Naughten, 414 U.S. 141, 147, 94 S.Ct. 396, 38 L.Ed.2d 368 (1973)).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Thompson v. Middleton

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nov 14, 2003
81 F. App'x 213 (9th Cir. 2003)
Case details for

Thompson v. Middleton

Case Details

Full title:Pamela Denise THOMPSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Raymond MIDDLETON…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Nov 14, 2003

Citations

81 F. App'x 213 (9th Cir. 2003)