Edward Byron Ballard v. Wayne Estelle, Warden

WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:

Edward Byron Ballard appeals the district court’s dismissal of his habeas corpus petition on the merits. He is incarcerated in California for armed robbery and argues that the definition of “use of a firearm” used to enhance his sentence was broader than the California sentencing laws require, thereby denying him due process. He also argues that even if the state court’s definition of firearm use was the correct one, there was sufficient evidence of use, according to the definition, in only two of the 18 robbery counts. This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §…