Roulette Blair v. Daniel J. McCarthy

ORDER

The opinion, 881 F.2d 602 (9th Cir.1989), is amended as follows:

The first full paragraph of the second column at 881 F.2d 603 (beginning with “This court has expressly recognized ... ”) is amended to read:

It is well-established that an allegation of a mere technical violation of state law, by itself, does not support a claim for federal habeas relief. See Engle v. Isaac, 456 U.S. 107, 121 n. 21, 102 S.Ct. 1558, 1568, 71 L.Ed.2d 783 (1982); Wayne v. Raines, 690 F.2d 685, 687 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 914, 104 S.Ct. 275, 78 L.Ed.2d 256 (1983). This circuit has held, however,…