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Williams v. Galaza

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 20, 2003
73 F. App'x 941 (9th Cir. 2003)

Opinion


73 Fed.Appx. 941 (9th Cir. 2003) Achilles Mason WILLIAMS, Petitioner--Appellant, v. G. GALAZA, Warden, Respondent--Appellee. No. 01-56449. D.C. No. CV-00-00252-BTM. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. August 20, 2003

Submitted August 11, 2003.

This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2). Accordingly, Appellant's request for oral argument is denied.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION.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

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Barry T. Moskowitz, District Judge, Presiding.

Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, HAWKINS and TASHIMA, 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 provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

California state prisoner Achilles Mason Williams appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, we review de novo, Mendez v. Small, 298 F.3d 1154, 1157-58 (9th Cir.2002), and we affirm.

Williams contends that his 25-years-to-life sentence for petty theft with a prior is cruel and unusual punishment, in violation of the 8th Amendment. This contention is foreclosed by Lockyer v. Andrade, 538 U.S. 63, 123 S.Ct. 1166, 155 L.Ed.2d 144 (2003) (holding that California state court's affirmance of two consecutive 25-years-to-life sentences for petty theft was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law) and Ewing v. California, 538 U.S. 11, 123 S.Ct. 1179, 155 L.Ed.2d 108 (2003) (holding that a 25-years-to-life sentence under the California three-strikes law did not violate the 8th Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment). The district court therefore properly denied Williams' petition.

AFFIRMED.

All pending motions are denied.


Summaries of

Williams v. Galaza

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 20, 2003
73 F. App'x 941 (9th Cir. 2003)
Case details for

Williams v. Galaza

Case Details

Full title:Achilles Mason WILLIAMS, Petitioner--Appellant, v. G. GALAZA, Warden…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Aug 20, 2003

Citations

73 F. App'x 941 (9th Cir. 2003)