Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit October 4, 2002, No. 01-56145; D.C. No. CV-00-07178-R(EE) (Ternus v. Garcia)

MEMORANDUM **

California state prisoner Curtis Michael Ternus appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Specifically, he argues that he was prejudiced by the admission at trial of statements which he contends were obtained in violation of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1996).