Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit September 18, 2002, No. 00-17510; D.C. No. CV-99-04596-CRB (Smith v. Newland)

MEMORANDUM **

Torus L. Smith appeals pro se the district court’s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition as untimely. Smith seeks to challenge his California state conviction and life sentence for one count of kidnapping to commit robbery, one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon, and one count of fleeing the scene of an accident. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253.