Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit October 10, 2002, No. 00-16617; D.C. No. CV-99-06111-HGB (Cowan v. Clarke)

MEMORANDUM**

David William Cowan appeals pro se the district court’s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition challenging his California first-degree murder conviction. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We review de novo, see Miles v. Prunty, 187 F.3d 1104, 1105 (9th Cir.1999), and we vacate and remand.