Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit April 20, 2007, No. 06-16080 (Gates v. Alameida)

MEMORANDUM **

California state prisoner Maurice L. Gates appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition on the merits. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(a), and we affirm.

Gates contends that his sentence of 28 years to life for possession of 0.18 grams of cocaine in violation of Cal.