Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit May 5, 2006, No. 05-35058 (Rutherford v. Payne)

MEMORANDUM*

Petitioner Samuel Rutherford III appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 *729U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Rutherford’s claims arise principally from the reconstruction of the transcript of one day of his jury trial on charges of first-degree rape and first-degree attempted rape. We affirm the distinct court’s denial of Rutherford’s habeas petition.