Lonnie Tyrone Ledbetter, Petitioner-appellant, v. Rod Graham, Respondent-appellee, 952 F.2d 407 (9th Cir. 1991)

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - 952 F.2d 407 (9th Cir. 1991) Submitted Dec. 13, 1991. Decided Dec. 17, 1991

Before GOODWIN, SKOPIL and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.


ORDER** 

Lonnie Ledbetter, who was in jail awaiting trial on state criminal charges, appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. Federal courts cannot interfere with pending state criminal proceedings under Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971).

AFFIRMED.

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The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for submission on the record and briefs and without oral argument. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); Ninth Circuit Rule 34-4

 **

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3

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