William Payton v. Ronald Davis

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT WILLIAM CHARLES PAYTON, No. 17-55054 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 2:94-cv-04779-R RONALD DAVIS, Respondent-Appellee. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Manuel L. Real, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted September 25, 2018 Pasadena, California Filed October 10, 2018 Before: Ronald M. Gould, Richard C. Tallman, and Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge Tallman 2 PAYTON V. DAVIS SUMMARY * Habeas Corpus The panel denied California state…