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March 3, 2012
JAMES C. GAINES, PETITIONER,v.M.D. MCDONALD, WARDEN, RESPONDENT.
James C. Gaines, a state prisoner, proceeds pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. At issue is Gaines's 2007 conviction for the 1972 murder of 12-year-old Shannon Ritter.
A cold case for more than three decades, the investigation of Ritter's murder was reopened in 2006 when Gaines's DNA was identified on a cigarette butt taken from the apartment where the murder took place. The California Court of Appeal set forth a detailed summary of the facts of the murder and the subsequent investigation which culminated years later in Gaines's arrest and conviction.
The murder of Shannon Ritter
On the evening of September 29, 1972, Margie Doporto hired Shannon Ritter to baby-sit her young children at Doporto's apartment. Doporto was a young married woman who lived in the apartment complex with her four children. When Doporto's husband, who was in the military, was away, she often had male visitors.FN3
FN3. Doporto died before trial.
The night Ritter babysat at Doporto's apartment, her friend, 17-year-old Mary Ellen Koone, stopped by to check on her. Ritter came to the door and told Koone "there was somebody in the house and she was very uncomfortable about it." The man had rung the doorbell and asked for Doporto. Ritter told Koone the man insisted on waiting in the apartment for Doporto to return.
Koone stepped in front of the door and saw a black male sitting on the couch, watching television. Koone had never seen the man before but guessed he was between 17 and 20 years old, of a build slighter than medium. Seated, he appeared to be about five feet three inches to five feet six inches tall.
Koone offered to have her mother come over and "run him off," but Ritter declined. Ritter said she "would be too embarrassed" if she sent him away and the man turned out to be a friend of Doporto.
Koone asked Ritter the man's name. Ritter asked the man, who responded that his name was Robert and he was a high school sophomore. Ritter asked Koone to come into the apartment, but Koone declined, saying she had to return home to check on her own baby. Koone was the last person, other than the slayer, to see Ritter alive.
A few hours later, Doporto's neighbors, Everett and Jacqueline Hipsher, were awakened by Doporto's knocking at their door. Everett walked over to Doporto's apartment and went inside. He saw water flowing down the stairs. Everett climbed the stairs and looked into the bathroom. In the tub he saw hair floating on top of the water. Everett soon realized there was a person in the water. Deputy Sheriff Ron Goesch and his partner were dispatched to Doporto's apartment and found Ritter's body in the bathtub. Ritter was nude, lying on her left side with her face in the water near the running faucets. Rigor mortis had begun to set in.
Goesch found Doporto's children asleep in different bedrooms. They were moved to a nearby apartment prior to the deputies' searching Doporto's apartment.
In the living room, sheriff's deputies discovered Ritter's clothing piled on one end of the couch where Koone had seen the man sitting. Ritter's bra was still fastened, her underwear was inside out, a t-shirt was partially inside out, and one pant leg was wadded up. Ritter's shoes were on the floor at the other end of the couch. Both shoe soles were damp.
Sheriff's deputies found three cigarette butts next to an overturned ashtray near the shoes. Two of the cigarette butts were Salem brand. On a nearby table lay a pack of Salem cigarettes, three of which were missing. A deputy described the house as "messy" and "dirty."
The pathologist who conducted Ritter's autopsy testified Ritter died from a combination of manual strangulation and drowning. Ritter's body had been submerged long enough to develop a condition known as "skin slip," which the pathologist testified is often the result of being in hot water.
An examination of Ritter's body revealed two deep bruises on the right side of her head and abrasions on her lip, chin, and neck. The throat and neck injuries indicated Ritter had struggled while being strangled. The lip injuries could have been caused by Ritter's falling against something or being hit with something. In addition, Ritter's hyoid bone had been damaged.
The autopsy also revealed petechial hemorrhaging in the whites of Ritter's eyes, which occurs when significant pressure resulting from something tight around the neck causes tiny blood vessels to break. Petechial hemorrhaging also was present on the surface of Ritter's lungs and heart and on her chest, which, along with expanded lungs, pointed to death by drowning. The pathologist found a "frothy foam" around Ritter's mouth, another indication of drowning.
The pathologist's findings comport with Ritter's being strangled into unconsciousness and then placed in the bathtub and drowned.FN4
FN4. Ritter's fingernails, which were "bitten ... down quite low," yielded no scrapings from her attacker.
The pathologist found no evidence of rape or sodomy. However, the examination of Ritter's body yielded a series of linear lesions on one breast, around the areola. The lesions were possibly created by an instrument with a small rectangular end, but not by a fingernail or tooth. The injuries had been inflicted prior to Ritter's death.
The Subsequent Investigation
Defendant's Interviews Defendant, 23 years old at the time of the murder, lived with his wife and three children in the same apartment complex where Ritter was killed. Defendant's apartment was across a yard from Doporto's. He was an enlisted airman assigned to a nearby United States Air Force base.
The morning after the murder, sheriff's deputies interviewed defendant. Defendant told them he spent the entire night watching his two children, leaving only once to go to the market. One of the investigating deputies noticed something she considered unusual: defendant's shirt throbbed as though his heart was beating very hard and fast.
Later that day, Koone and her father were in the laundry room at the apartment complex. Koone's father told her a man was staring at her. Koone looked at the man and realized he resembled the man she had seen the night before with Ritter. That afternoon, Koone identified defendant in a photographic lineup as the man in Doporto's apartment the night of the murder. The lineup was composed of photographs of eight individuals.
Sheriff's deputies again interviewed defendant. After waiving his Miranda rights,FN5 defendant offered a different version of his movements the night of the murder. Defendant stated he dropped off his wife and one child at the bus station. He remained at home with the other two children. After putting them to bed, he went to a store near the apartment complex and was cited for shoplifting a bottle of liquor.
FN5. Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436 [16 L.Ed.2d 694] (Miranda ).
Later, he tried to go to the noncommissioned officers club for a drink but was turned away. He returned home and checked on the two children. He then went to an apartment in the same complex to visit a friend. The friend was not home and defendant returned to his apartment. Defendant took a shower and went to bed. Defendant denied having been in Doporto's apartment the night of the murder. However, a week earlier he had visited Ricky Wright in Doporto's apartment while Wright babysat for Doporto.FN6
FN6. Defendant subsequently identified Ricky Wright as Doporto's regular babysitter.
A few days after the murder, another sheriff's deputy interviewed defendant. During this interview defendant stated he had met with Ricky Wright in defendant's apartment, not Doporto's. He denied ever being in Doporto's apartment.
The following day sheriff's deputies arrested defendant, advised him of his Miranda rights, and interviewed him again. Defendant said he had talked to Doporto on several occasions. Again, he denied being in the apartment the night of the murder. Defendant began to sob "uncontrollably" and the deputy cut the interview short.
Deputies interviewed defendant again late that evening. During the interview, defendant told them he purchased a pack of Salem brand cigarettes after dropping off his wife at the bus station the night of the murder.FN7 Defendant was released for lack of evidence.
FN7. Defendant and his wife both told sheriff's deputies that defendant usually smoked Salem cigarettes. Strother's Arrest Approximately one week later, a detective took Koone to a nearby military base to see if she could identify the man she saw inside Doporto's apartment and in the laundry room. They ran across Doporto at the base. At the noncommissioned officers club in a crowd of approximately 200 people, Doporto pointed to a man named John Strother and said, "that's him."
The detective pointed in the direction of Strother and asked Koone if she saw "anybody that is familiar." When Strother turned toward them, Koone got upset, started shaking, and turned and walked away. Koone told the detective she was "certain that was the guy she saw."
Detectives arrested Strother for Ritter's murder. Strother had an airtight alibi, supported by seven witnesses who confirmed he had been with them the night of the murder. Accordingly, Strother was released.
At trial, Koone testified she identified Strother solely based on his size, five feet three inches, and race.FN8 Koone also testified she did not become visibly shaken until she saw Strother's face.
FN8. Gaines is five feet eight inches tall according to the probation report. In her statement to police, Koone estimated the stranger in Doporto's apartment was five feet six inches tall.
Detectives also showed Koone yearbooks from the local high school, since the man in the apartment said his name was Robert and he was a high school sophomore. Koone selected three photos, stating one looked the "most like" the intruder.
Sheriff's deputies also interviewed 15-year-old Craig Neall after he was seen looking over a fence near Ritter's apartment in the early morning hours the day after the murder. Neall, who lived in the complex near Doporto's apartment, told the deputies he had been walking his dog and had ducked down because dogs were not allowed in the apartment complex. Neall's shoes and the bottom of his pants were damp, and he appeared to have dressed in a hurry. Neall's father confirmed that he had told his son to walk the dog. Michelle Clendenin, the tenant of an apartment a few doors away from Doporto's apartment, was also interviewed in the early morning hours after Ritter's body was found. Clendenin stated she had been awakened an hour earlier by someone knocking on her door. When she opened the door, she saw a male Negro walking away. The man was approximately five feet eight inches tall. He turned and asked her what was going on. She recognized him as a previous resident of the apartment complex.
A deputy sheriff came by and asked if "they lived there." The man falsely stated that he did. After the deputy left, the man asked if he could come in. Clendenin refused, and the man told her, "I am not going to kill you or anything." The man continued to try to talk his way into the apartment. Clendenin again refused and slammed the door. Clendenin described the man as 30 years old and weighing about 175 pounds.
After Strother's release, the case went dormant. All property taken from the murder scene was logged into the sheriff's department property warehouse. This included the three cigarette butts found on the floor.
Frances D. Assault Three years after Ritter's murder, defendant assaulted 20-year-old Frances D. Defendant offered Frances a ride as she walked home from a friend's house. Defendant drove her to a deserted parking lot and offered her $20 to have sex with him. When Frances refused, defendant knocked her to the ground, beat her savagely, and began choking her.
Frances's screams attracted the attention of Dr. Kenneth Ozawa and his family, who had pulled into the parking lot. Ozawa happened to be Frances's physician, and the parking lot was adjacent to medical buildings he owned. Ozawa activated his high beams and drove toward the only other car in the parking lot, beside which a man crouched. The man jumped up, got inside the car, and sped away. Ozawa managed to note the license number. Ozawa found Frances on the ground, seriously injured. Frances's eye socket was broken and she required facial reconstruction.
Questioned by sheriff's deputies later that evening, defendant told them he had been home all night, except for a brief trip to the market with his wife and children. However, defendant's wife stated she had not gone to the market with him, although their children had. When confronted with this discrepancy, defendant admitted lying. An examination of defendant's car revealed blood spots and smears. Pine needles found inside the car matched those found at the crime scene.
The deputies arrested defendant. In a later interview, defendant said Frances "reached her hand down into a bundle she was carrying and demanded money." Defendant hit Frances and pulled her out of the car to defend himself. Defendant denied intending to commit any "sexual acts against the victim's wishes." Defendant was tried and convicted for the assault.FN9
FN9. In 2006, when questioned about the assault and
the victim had a weapon, defendant said she "pulled something out of her purse." Defendant struck Frances in reaction to what he believed was a threat.
The Case Reopens In 2006 the sheriff's department reopened the investigation of Ritter's murder. Detectives reexamined physical evidence and tested it against reference samples from defendant and Ricky Wright, Doporto's regular babysitter.
Koone ruled out Wright as the man in Doporto's apartment the night Ritter was killed. However, Wright had been involved in a child molestation case in the 1980's, which caused the detectives to give him a second look.FN10
FN10. Wright was convicted in 1986 for lewd and lascivious acts upon his five-year-old son. He was convicted in 2006 for lewd and lascivious acts upon two other minors. It was stipulated that shortly after the murder, detectives interviewed an individual who provided a verified alibi for Wright for the time of the murder. Analysts at the Serological Research Institute analyzed the DNA found on two hairs and three cigarette butts found at the murder scene. Mitochondrial DNA, the DNA inherited through the maternal line, can be traced to all maternal descendents. Mitochondrial DNA is useful when samples are degraded and cannot be tested for nuclear DNA.
The analysis of the two hairs yielded no mitochondrial DNA results. Two of the three cigarette butts did not have sufficient DNA for nuclear testing. One of the two cigarette butts yielded enough mitochondrial DNA to test. The DNA did not match either defendant or Ricky Wright.
The third cigarette butt contained enough nuclear DNA to test. Nuclear DNA can produce results that are exclusive to only one person or that person's identical twin. The nuclear DNA testing ruled out Wright. However, at every point where a comparison could be done, the DNA on the cigarette butt matched defendant's DNA sample. This profile proved to be such a rare one that the chances of a match with any person other than defendant were in the quadrillions.
Defendant did not testify. The defense offered a series of stipulations and the videotape recording of an interview of defendant.
Verdict and Sentence After eight days of deliberations, the jury found defendant guilty of murder. The court sentenced him to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
See People v. Gaines, No. C057255, 2009 WL 3688084, at 1-5 (Cal. Ct. App. 3rd Dist. 2009).
Gaines asserts five grounds for relief. He challenges the constitutionality of his conviction on the following grounds:
A. Substantial delay in the filing of charges;
B. Evidentiary admission of his prior sexual assault conviction;
C. The prosecutor's refusal to request and obtain judicial use immunity for witness Ricky Wright;
D. Non-admission of Ricky Wright's prior statement; and
E. Denial of Gaines's post-verdict Marsden motion to substitute counsel.
For the reasons that follow, these grounds are without merit and the petition
should be denied.
An application for writ of habeas corpus by a person in custody under judgment of a state court can be granted only for violations of the Constitution or laws of the United States.
28 U.S.C. § 2254(a); see also Peltier v. Wright, 15 F.3d 860, 861 (9th Cir. 1993); Middleton v. Cupp, 768 F.2d 1083, 1085 (9th Cir. 1985) (citing Engle v. Isaac, 456 U.S. 107, 119 (1982)). This petition for writ of habeas corpus was filed after the effective date of, and thus is subject to, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 ("AEDPA"). Lindh v. Murphy, 521 U.S. 320, 326 (1997); see also Weaver v. Thompson, 197 F.3d 359 (9th Cir. 1999). Under the AEDPA, federal habeas corpus relief is also precluded for any claim decided on the merits in state court proceedings unless the state court's adjudication of the claim:
(1) resulted in a decision that was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States; or
(2) resulted in a decision that was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding.
28 U.S.C. § 2254(d); see also Penry v. Johnson, 532 U.S. 782, 792-93 (2001); Williams v. Taylor, 529 U.S. 362, 402-03 (2000); Lockhart v. Terhune, 250 F.3d 1223, 1229 (9th Cir. 2001).
This court looks to the last reasoned state court decision to determine whether the law applied to a particular claim by the state courts was contrary to the law set forth in the cases of the United States Supreme Court or whether an unreasonable application of such law has occurred. Avila v. Galaza, 297 F.3d 911, 918 (9th Cir. 2002), cert. dismissed, 538 U.S. 919. The state court's factual findings are presumed correct if not rebutted with clear and convincing evidence. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(1); Taylor v. Maddox, 336 F.3d 992, 1000 (9th Cir. 2004). It is the habeas corpus petitioner's burden to show the state court's decision was either contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law. Woodford v. Visciotti, 537 U.S. 19, 25 (2002).
A. Delay in Filing Charges
Gaines claims his right to due process of law was violated by the pre-charge delay of more than three decades. In support of this ground, he contends that the prosecutor was negligent in not charging him earlier because there was no justification for the extensive delay.
Gaines contends the delay prejudiced him because (1) his memory was so impaired by the time of trial that he could not effectively testify on his own behalf, a circumstance that was exacerbated by the prosecutor's argument that his lack of recollection was feigned and showed consciousness of guilt; and (2) several witnesses died or could no longer be located.
A lengthy pre-indictment delay does not violate the Speedy Trial Clause of the Sixth Amendment. United States v. Marion, 404 U.S. 307 (1971). This is because only "a formal indictment or information or else the actual restraints imposed by arrest and holding to answer a criminal charge... engage the particular protections of that provision." Id. at 320. Statutes of limitations provide the primary guarantee against prosecutorial delay and the bringing of stale charges. Marion, 404 U.S. at 322 (quoting United States v. Ewell, 383 U.S. 116, 122 (1966).)
Statutes of limitations do not, however, define the full scope of a defendant's right to have charges promptly brought. The Due Process Clause also "has a limited role to play in protecting against oppressive delay." United States v. Lovasco, 431 U.S. 783, 789 (1977). A due process inquiry into pre-indictment delay "must consider the reasons for the delay as well as the prejudice to the accused." Lovasco, 431 U.S. at 790. "[P]roof of prejudice is generally a necessary but not sufficient element of a due process claim." Id.
"[T]he Due Process Clause does not permit courts to abort criminal prosecutions simply because they disagree with a prosecutor's judgment as to when to seek an indictment." Lovasco, 431 U.S. at 790. "Judges are not free, in defining "due process," to impose on law enforcement officials our "personal and private notions" of fairness and to "disregard the limits that bind judges in their judicial function." Id. (quoting Rochin v. California, 342 U.S. 165, 170 (1952)). Rather, the Supreme Court has explained
Our task is more circumscribed. We are to determine only whether the action complained of... violates those "fundamental conceptions of justice which lie at the base of our civil and political institutions," Mooney v. Holohan, 294 U.S. 103, 112, 55 S.Ct. 340, 342, 79 L.Ed. 791 (1935), and which define "the community's sense of fair play and decency," Rochin v. California, supra, 342 U.S. at 173, 72 S.Ct. at 210.
Lovasco, 431 U.S. at 790.
In Lovasco, the Supreme Court thoroughly examined the policy reasons for not requiring, as a constitutional mandate, that a prosecutor bring charges as soon as probable cause has been established. The Lovasco Court rejected the argument that the government is constitutionally required to file prompt charges once it has assembled sufficient evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Id. at 791-92. Several reasons were identified for allowing considerable latitude in the timing of commencement of prosecution:
First, compelling a prosecutor to file public charges as soon as the requisite proof has been developed against one participant on one charge would cause numerous problems in those cases in which a criminal transaction involves more than one person or more than one illegal act. In some instances, an immediate arrest or indictment would impair the prosecutor's ability to continue his investigation, thereby preventing society from bringing lawbreakers to justice. In other cases, the prosecutor would be able to obtain additional indictments despite an early prosecution, but the necessary result would be multiple trials involving a single set of facts. Such trials place needless burdens on defendants, law enforcement officials, and courts.
Second, insisting on immediate prosecution once sufficient evidence is developed to obtain a conviction would pressure prosecutors into resolving doubtful cases in favor of early and possibly unwarranted prosecutions. The determination of when the evidence available to the prosecution is sufficient to obtain a conviction is seldom clear-cut, and reasonable persons often will reach conflicting conclusions... Even if a prosecutor concluded that the case was weak and further investigation appropriate, he would have no assurance that a reviewing court would agree. To avoid the risk that a subsequent indictment would be dismissed for preindictment delay, the prosecutor might feel constrained to file premature charges, with all the disadvantages that would entail. Finally, requiring the Government to make charging decisions immediately upon assembling evidence sufficient to establish guilt would preclude the Government from giving full consideration to the desirability of not prosecuting in particular cases. The decision to file criminal charges, with the awesome consequences it entails, requires consideration of a wide range of factors in addition to the strength of the Government's case, in order to determine whether prosecution would be in the public interest. Prosecutors often need more information than proof of a suspect's guilt, therefore, before deciding whether to seek an indictment... Requiring prosecution once the evidence of guilt is clear [ ] could prevent a prosecutor from awaiting the information necessary for such a decision.
Lovasco, 431 U.S. at 793-95. The Supreme Court concluded:
We would be most reluctant to adopt a rule which would have these consequences absent a clear constitutional command to do so. We can find no such command in the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. In our view, investigative delay is fundamentally unlike delay undertaken by the Government solely "to gain tactical advantage over the accused," United States v. Marion, 404 U.S., at 324, 92 S.Ct., at 465, precisely because investigative delay is not so one-sided. Rather than deviating from elementary standards of "fair play and decency," a prosecutor abides by them if he refuses to seek indictments until he is completely satisfied that he should prosecute and will be able promptly to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Penalizing prosecutors who defer action for these reasons would subordinate the goal of "orderly expedition" to that of "mere speed," Smith v. United States, 360 U.S. 1, 10, 79 S.Ct. 991, 997, 3 L.Ed.2d 1041 (1959). This the Due Process Clause does not require.
Lovasco, 431 U.S. at 795-96.
Thus, "to prosecute a defendant following investigative delay does not deprive him of due process, even if his defense might have been somewhat prejudiced by the lapse of time." Lovasco, 431 U.S. at 796. It is not enough to show that the prosecution could have proceeded more rapidly or that there was some period of delay in which no additional investigation was taking place. See United States v. Walker, 601 F.2d 1051, 1056 (9th Cir. 1979). "Pre-indictment delay is permissible unless it violates 'fundamental conceptions of justice which lie at the base of our civil and political institutions'." Id. (quoting Arnold v. McCarthy, 566 F.2d 1377 (9th Cir. 1978). The prosecution may not, however, intentionally delay in commencing prosecution for the purpose of obtaining a tactical advantage, to the prejudice of the accused, or delay in reckless disregard of known circumstances suggesting that delay would impair the ability to mount an effective defense. Walker, 601 F.2d at 1056 (citing Lovasco, 431 U.S. at 795, n.17).
In this case, Gaines first raised the issue of pre-indictment delay in a pre-trial motion to dismiss. The trial court deferred ruling until after the trial and then denied the motion in a post-verdict hearing. The trial court found Gaines had failed to establish prejudice since he did not show evidence had been lost or that he was unable to pursue a line of investigation that might have led to exculpatory evidence. The court also concluded there was no evidence the prosecution delayed for tactical advantage. The court held that even if the delay was prejudicial, there was compelling and powerful evidence that it was justified: until 2003 no DNA test existed that could test the minute quantity of DNA on the cigarette butt. The cigarette butt was tested in 2006 and the three-year delay was justified by the large backlog of cases in which testing needed to be done.
On appeal, the California Court of Appeal agreed that the delay prejudiced Gaines but nevertheless upheld the trial court's ruling:
Defendant argues the long delay in filing charges against him prejudiced him because of both his own memory loss and the death of several potential witnesses. We find merit in defendant's contentions.
The prosecution, in closing argument, underscored defendant's lack of memory in his 2006 interview, in which he stated he couldn't recall statements made in 1972. According to the prosecution's argument, defendant's lack of memory reflected either a guilty conscience or a lack of truthfulness.FN11 It is possible that the three decades between the initial interview in 1972 and the interview in 2006 affected defendant's ability to remember, an impact prejudicial to defendant's case.
FN11. In the 2006 interview, which the prosecution played for the jury, defendant did not recall ever going into Doporto's apartment, nor did he remember Ricky Wright. Defendant did not recall being arrested, being cited for shoplifting, or smoking cigarettes, except "maybe" some of his wife's.
Not surprisingly, the passage of time also saw the passage of several witnesses in the case. In particular, Doporto, who hired Ritter to baby-sit and who incorrectly pointed out Strother at the base, died prior to trial. The death of a material witness may constitute prejudice. (Boysen, supra, 165 Cal.App.4th at pp. 778-780.) FN12
FN12. The People contend defendant offers "only speculation" about what Doporto might have testified to. However, Doporto had knowledge of Wright, who babysat for her on various occasions. Doporto might have corroborated defendant's statement that he had visited Wright in Doporto's apartment. Such testimony would have suggested a less sinister explanation for defendant's DNA on the cigarette butt found in Doporto's apartment.
Doporto's death, coupled with alleged gaps in defendant's memory of the events surrounding the murder, constitutes prejudice stemming from the lengthy delay between the murder and defendant's arrest and trial. Since the delay prejudiced defendant, we balance the People's justification for the delay against the prejudice to defendant.
Defendant contends the People cannot justify the delay, since the evidence on which they relied was available years or decades earlier. First, defendant argues his arrest in the 1975 assault was even more probative than the DNA found on the cigarette butts. The 1975 incident showed a common plan or scheme in the method of attack: both Ritter and Frances D. were strangled. According to defendant, the 1975 incident, in conjunction with the statement by eyewitness Koone and the other evidence obtained in 1972, "provided all that was needed to rearrest" defendant.
We are not persuaded by defendant's construct of the evidence against him. While defendant's 1975 attack on Frances D. provided evidence of his predilection to violence, more is required to show the prosecution's delay was unjustified. "In balancing prejudice and justification, it is important to remember that prosecutors are under no obligation to file charges as soon as probable cause exists but before they are satisfied that guilt can be proved beyond a reasonable doubt or before the resources are reasonably available to mount an effective prosecution. Any other rule 'would subordinate the goal of orderly expedition to that of mere speed.' [Citation.]" (Boysen, supra, 165 Cal.App.4th at p. 777.) As compelling as the 1975 attack might have been to indicate defendant's tendency toward violence, it by no means provided assurance that defendant's guilt of Ritter's murder could be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
The People filed charges against defendant after DNA testing of evidence found at the murder scene. However, according to defendant, this evidence was available three years earlier, in 2003. Therefore, the three-year delay in testing was unreasonable.
We disagree. Prior to deciding defendant's motion, the trial court considered the declaration of the prosecution's DNA expert. The expert stated that prior to 2003, DNA testing could not be performed on a minute quantity of DNA in a mixed, degraded sample such as that found on the cigarette butts in Doporto's apartment. Testing prior to 2003 would not have been definitive.
The cigarette butts were not tested until 2006 because of the tremendous backlog in cases to be tested using the more accurate method. Such a delay, given the circumstances, was not unreasonable. [¶] .... Here, although the delay resulted in prejudice to defendant, this prejudice was outweighed by the justification for the delay.
We find no error.
People v. Gaines, 2009 WL 3688084, at 11-12.
Gaines offers no evidence that the delay in his case was the result of improper motivation by the prosecution. For this reason and the others discussed, the state court's decision that the pre-indictment delay he experienced did not violate fundamental conceptions of justice is not contrary to, or an unreasonable application of Supreme Court precedent. See Lovasco, 431 U.S. at 796 ("to prosecute a defendant following investigative delay does not deprive him of due process, even if his defense might have been somewhat prejudiced by the lapse of time").
B. Prior Sexual Assault Conviction
Following Gaines's preliminary hearing, the prosecutor filed an amended information charging him with Ritter's murder. The amended information included an allegation that the murder was willful, deliberate, and premeditated, and committed in the perpetration or the attempted perpetration of a lewd or lascivious act upon a child.
The defense filed a motion to dismiss the special allegation, arguing
there was no evidence of a lewd or lascivious act or attempted act on
Ritter in connection with her murder. At a hearing on the motion, the
parties discussed the ramification of the court's ruling on this issue
as to the admissibility of Gaines's prior sexual assault conviction
under sections 352 and 1108 of the California Evidence Code. Under
section 1108, propensity evidence of a prior sexual offense*fn1
is admissible against a criminal defendant charged with a
sexual offense, unless
otherwise inadmissible pursuant to section 352 of the Code. Section
352, in turn, allows the court in its discretion to exclude evidence
if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the probability
that its admission will necessitate undue consumption of time or
create substantial danger of undue prejudice, of confusing the issues,
or of misleading the jury.
The trial court found that sufficient evidence at the preliminary hearing supported a finding that the murder was committed during the commission of a lewd or lascivious act upon a child and denied the motion to dismiss. This evidence included the fact that there was no pre-existing relationship between Gaines and Ritter, that Ritter's clothes appeared to have been forcibly removed, and the unusual mark on Ritter's breast, which the court found was consistent with sexual assault.
At trial, Gaines objected to the evidence concerning his assault on Frances D. as overly prejudicial. The court overruled the objection and allowed the evidence.
In the last reasoned state court decision applicable to this claim, the appellate court set forth a lengthy analysis of the applicable state law, ultimately concluding that section 1108 applied to Gaines's case and that "although the balance of probative value against prejudicial impact may be close," the trial court's ruling was neither arbitrary nor capricious and should not be disturbed. See People v. Gaines, supra, 2009 WL 3688084, at 7-10.
Gaines claims here that the evidentiary admission of his past sexual assault conviction, used to show his propensity to commit sexual offenses, violated his right to due process of law. He argues, as he did in state court, that the probative value was minimal since there was little evidence that Ritter's murder was motivated by sex.
To the extent Gaines asserts merely an error in the application of sections 352 and 1108, that is an issue of state evidentiary law for which habeas corpus relief will not lie. See, e.g., Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62, 68 (1991); Crane v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 683, 689 (1986) ("We acknowledge also our traditional reluctance to impose constitutional constraints on ordinary evidence rulings by state trial courts."); Henry v. Kernan, 197 F.3d 1021, 1031 (9th Cir. 1999), cert. denied, 528 U.S. 1198 (2000). A state court's evidentiary ruling, even if erroneous, is grounds for federal habeas corpus relief only if it rendered the state proceedings so fundamentally unfair as to violate due process. See generally Williams v. Taylor, 529 U.S. 362, 375 (2000); see also Drayden v. White, 232 F.3d 704, 710 (9th Cir. 2000); Spivey v. Rocha, 194 F.3d 971, 977-78 (9th Cir. 1999); Jammal v. Van de Kamp, 926 F.2d 918, 919 (9th Cir. 1991). The United States Supreme Court has acknowledged that "rules concerning
evidence of prior offenses are complex, and vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction." Spencer v. Texas, 385 U.S. 554, 560 (1967). Such evidence is often excluded except under various circumstances and exceptions. Id. at 560-61. "The defendant's interests are protected by limiting instructions... and by the discretion residing with the trial judge to limit or forbid the admission of particularly prejudicial evidence even though admissible under an accepted rule of evidence." Id. at 561.
The specific question whether the admission of evidence of prior crimes or propensity evidence in general violates due process appears to be an open question in the Supreme Court's jurisprudence. See Estelle, 502 U.S. at 75 n.5 ("[W]e express no opinion on whether a state law would violate the Due Process Clause if it permitted the use of 'prior crimes' evidence to show propensity to commit a charged crime."); Alberni v. McDaniel, 458 F.3d 860, 866-67 (9th Cir. 2006) (noting that the Supreme Court has denied certiorari at least four times on the propensity evidence issue reserved in McGuire), cert. denied, 549 U.S. 1287 (2007).
In Holley v. Yarborough, 568 F.3d 1091, 1101 (9th Cir. 2009), the Ninth Circuit explained:
Under AEDPA, even clearly erroneous admissions of evidence that render a trial fundamentally unfair may not permit the grant of federal habeas corpus relief if not forbidden by "clearly established Federal law," as laid out by the Supreme Court. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). In cases where the Supreme Court has not adequately addressed a claim, this court cannot use its own precedent to find a state court ruling unreasonable. Musladin, 549 U.S. at 77, 127 S.Ct. 649.
The Supreme Court has made very few rulings regarding the admission of evidence as a violation of due process. Although the Court has been clear that a writ should be issued when constitutional errors have rendered the trial fundamentally unfair, see Williams, 529 U.S. at 375, 120 S.Ct. 1495, it has not yet made a clear ruling that admission of irrelevant or overtly prejudicial evidence constitutes a due process violation sufficient to warrant issuance of the writ. Absent such "clearly established Federal law," we cannot conclude that the state court's ruling was an "unreasonable application." Musladin, 549 U.S. at 77, 127 S.Ct. 649.
Holley, 568 F.3d at 1101.In Holley, despite finding that "the trial court's admission of the pornographic materials resulted in a trial that was fundamentally unfair and would warrant issuance of the writ under our precedent," the Ninth Circuit held it was without power to issue the writ under the strict standards of AEDPA based on the lack of Supreme Court precedent. Id.
Since the right Gaines asserts- to be free from admission of prejudicial evidence of prior bad acts- has not been clearly established by the Supreme Court as required by AEDPA, relief cannot be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d); Alberni, 458 F.3d at 867; accord Mejia v. Garcia, 534 F.3d 1036, 1046 (9th Cir. 2008) (reaffirming Alberni).
C. Judicial Use Immunity to Witness Wright
When called by the defense as a witness at trial, Ricky Wright immediately invoked his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. Wright's attorney indicated that the basis for the invocation was the possibility of his testimony being used against him in a future prosecution for Ritter's murder since Wright had previously been a suspect. The trial court found Wright's invocation of his Fifth Amendment right proper but agreed to reconsider the issue after briefing by the parties. The parties submitted briefing. The defense filed, and the trial court denied, a motion for judicial use immunity. /////
In 1972, Wright told police that Gaines had been in Doporto's apartment three days before Ritter's murder, when "he entered the apartment and just stood by the door" and then left after 10 minutes; Wright also said Gaines was one of the people who "walked right in [to Doporto's apartment] when they felt like it." People v. Gaines, supra, 2009 WL 3688084, at 13 n.13. The significance, of course, is that Gaines's presence in the apartment could explain the cigarette butt with his DNA on it.
In denying the defense's motion for judicial use immunity, the trial court explained that use immunity must be requested by the prosecution, not the defense. The court further noted it was undisputed that the prosecution was not intentionally trying to distort the fact-finding process by not giving Wright immunity, and that Wright's testimony would not exculpate Gaines. In this regard, the trial court found Wright's testimony cumulative of other evidence and also likely to result in the admission of additional testimony damaging to the defense. The testimony was cumulative because the jury heard that Gaines told police he had been in Doporto's apartment about a week before the murder. Moreover, if Wright testified, Wright could be asked about his statement that Gaines "paid attention to young girls in a sexual way in the sense that he would comment to the effect such things as he wished they were older." People v. Gaines, 2009 WL 3888084, at 13.
Under California law, the defense does not have a right to obtain immunity for a defense witness over the prosecution's objections. Daly v. Superior Court, 19 Cal.3d 132, 146 (1977). Several federal courts of appeal, including the Ninth Circuit, have recognized that a due process violation may occur where the prosecution distorts the judicial fact finding process by denying immunity to a defense witness. See, e.g.,United States v. Lord, 711 F.2d 9887, 892 (9th Cir. 1983); see also Jeffers v. Ricketts, 832 F.2d 476, 479 (9th Cir. 1987), rev'd on other grounds, 497 U.S. 764, 110 S.Ct. 3092 (1990). Circuit precedent does not, however, constitute clearly established Federal law for AEDPA purposes. Byrd v. Lewis, 566 F.3d 855, 860 n.5 (9th Cir. 2009). A thorough search reveals no United States Supreme Court precedent setting forth any circumstances under which trial court denies a criminal defendant his right to a fair trial by not granting witness immunity, even to a material defense witness.*fn2 Due to the lack of applicable clearly established Supreme Court precedent, no relief is available. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d).
Moreover, the California Court of Appeal's resolution of this claim is consistent with Ninth Circuit precedent. Under Ninth Circuit precedent, a criminal defendant has a due process claim based on the denial of witness immunity where the fact-finding process was distorted by prosecutorial misconduct that kept out relevant evidence, thereby denying the defendant a fair trial. United States v. Westerdahl, 945 F.2d 1083, 1086 (9th Cir. 1991) (citing Lord, 711 F.2d at 892); see also Jeffers, 832 F.2d at 479. As the state court set forth, in this case,
Wright's testimony would have corroborated defendant's statement that he was in Doporto's apartment on occasions other than the night of the murder. However, Wright's testimony would also have introduced defendant's attentiveness to young girls and comments about them. On balance, the trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion. Wright's testimony about defendant's presence in the apartment, while relevant, basically corroborated defendant's own testimony. In contrast, Wright's testimony about defendant's interest in young girls significantly bolstered the prosecution's case against defendant. Given the dual nature of Wright's testimony, we cannot find the prosecution "distorted the judicial fact-finding process by denying immunity to the potential witness." (Westerdahl, supra, 945 F.2d at p. 1086.)
People v. Gaines, 2009 WL 3688084, at 14.
In addition, the denial of use immunity is subject to harmless error review. See United States v. Young, 86 F.3d 944, 949 (9th Cir. 1996); United States v. Baker, 10 F.3d 1374, 1415 (9th Cir. 1993) (overruled on other grounds). On federal habeas corpus review, relief cannot be granted unless the error had a "substantial and injurious effect or influence in determining the jury's verdict." Calderon v. Coleman, 525 U.S. 141, 147 (1998) (citing Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619, 637 (1993)). Given the dual nature of the testimony Wright's potential testimony, the trial court's denial of use immunity did not have substantial and injurious effect or influence in determining the jury's verdict.
D. Wright's Prior Statement
In a related claim, Gaines contends the trial court, after denying the defense's request for judicial use immunity, improperly refused to admit Wright's prior statement about Gaines's presence in Doporto's apartment on a previous occasion. Citing Chambers v. Mississippi, 410 U.S. 284 (1973) (holding that the exclusion of crucial defense evidence can violate a criminal defendant's right to due process), Gaines claims the trial court's error violated his constitutional rights to a fair trial, to present a defense, to confrontation, and due process.
Contrary to Gaines's assertion that the trial court improperly refused to admit the evidence, the defense never sought to have the evidence admitted. This fact was explicitly determined by the state appellate court, is supported by the record, and has not been refuted with clear and convincing evidence. See People v. Gaines, 2009 WL 3688084, at 15. This ground lacks merit.
E. Post-Trial Marsden Motion
Following the verdict, Gaines filed a motion for new trial alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. Trial counsel expressed his belief that there were no grounds for a new trial motion. Gaines moved for appointment of new counsel and the court held ahearing. Gaines contends here that the court made an error of constitutional magnitude when it did not grant the motion so that newly appointed counsel could file a motion for new trial based on defense counsel's alleged ineffective assistance in failing to arrange for DNA testing of six hairs found on Ritter's body. The six hairs at issue were reddish brown, Caucasian head hairs that were inconsistent with the hair of Ritter, Gaines, or Wright.
Pursuant to People v. Marsden, 2 Cal. 3rd 118 (1970), when a criminal defendant in California asserting inadequate representation seeks to discharge appointed counsel and substitute another attorney, the trial court must permit him to explain the basis of his contention and to relate specific instances of the attorney's inadequate performance. People v. Memro, 11 Cal.4th 786, 857 (1995) (quoting People v. Fierro, 1 Cal.4th 173, 204 (1991)). Gaines contends the trial court made an error of constitutional magnitude in denying his post-trial Marsden motion premised on his desire to assert ineffective assistance of counsel in a motion for new trial.
The denial of a Marsden motion to substitute counsel can implicate a criminal defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel and is properly considered in federal habeas corpus. Bland v. California Dep't of Corrections, 20 F.3d 1469, 1475 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 947 (1994), overruled on other grounds by Schell v. Witek, 218 F.3d 1017 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc). The relevant inquiry is whether the petitioner's Sixth Amendment right to counsel was violated. See Schell, 218 F.3d at 1026. The Sixth Amendment guarantees effective assistance of counsel, not a "meaningful relationship" between an accused and his counsel. See Morris v. Slappy, 461 U.S. 1, 14 (1983).
There is no absolute right to substitute counsel for purposes of a new trial motion. See generally United States v. Del Muro, 87 F.3d 1078, 1080, 1081 n.4 (9th Cir. 1996) (holding that substitute counsel is required where an actual, irreconcilable conflict exists but declining to decide whether a defendant would be entitled to substitute counsel under other circumstances). It further appears that the Supreme Court has not specifically addressed the level of inquiry required when a Marsden motion or similar motion is made by a criminal defendant. When assessing a trial court's ruling on a Marsden motion in the context of a federal habeas corpus proceeding, the Ninth Circuit has held that the Sixth Amendment requires only "an appropriate inquiry into the grounds of such a motion, and that the matter be resolved on the merits before the case goes forward." Schell, 218 F.3d at 1025.
On direct review, the state appellate court noted the following with respect to the trial court's inquiry into the grounds of Gaines's Marsden motion: /////
The trial court asked defense counsel about the lack of testing.
Defense counsel responded: "I'm at a bit of a loss. We had DNA expert counsel on that. [Defense DNA expert counsel Blasier] ... I don't have the authority on these types of cases, on the panel cases, to do anything with the DNA. We're required and mandated to have a DNA attorney and it's their preference or their determination as to what to do. However, sitting through the entire trial I don't think there was any dispute that those were Caucasian hairs and there's no way they could be [defendant's], so the DNA would never match [defendant], so having a DNA result saying they didn't match him seems to be futile to me, but, again, that would be Mr. Glasier's [sic] area."
Defendant argued the hairs should have been tested to ascertain to whom they belonged. Defendant told the court: "That DNA could have brought the killer. [¶] He left his hairs on the body. But we're going to dismiss it because it wasn't me. And these are very significant things, the hairs to be on her body, I think."
The court considered defendant's argument and determined: "With regard to the six hairs, Mr. Blasier is not here. The dominant evidentiary value of the hairs, of course, is that there was someone other than the defendant that was in proximity to this victim. That evidence was before the jury. [¶] There's always a strategic decision involved as to whether or not you do tests to get more information than exclusion information, that is, exclusion that it wasn't the defendant. [¶] You, for example, can do a test and then determine that the hair would be a female or some other innocent party given the sexual nature of this crime. And then instead of having evidence which is arguably exculpatory with one line of inferences, it turns out to have really no evidentiary value at all. [¶] In any event, there's not a failure rising to the level of a Marsden, failure by defense counsel in that regard. [¶] It was argued very powerfully in the closing argument. I thought it was the strongest part of the closing argument by the defense in regard to who that hair belonged to and that argument was there without further testing and without the inherent risk that further testing might eliminate the use of that. And that argument was available without further testing that might eliminate the usefulness of that argument." Defendant acknowledges that the trial court questioned defense counsel about the lack of DNA testing of the six hairs. However, defendant faults the trial court for not questioning the DNA expert counsel, Blasier, arguing this amounted to an abuse of the court's discretion.
We disagree. Defense counsel stated Blasier was in charge of the DNA evidence. However, defense counsel also stated there was no dispute that the hairs did not belong to defendant, "so having a DNA result saying they didn't match him seems to be futile to me...."
Defendant discounts defense counsel's explanation, arguing:
"Asking for a tactical explanation of an attorney who had no responsibility to make a tactical decision is tantamount to not asking for an explanation at all. When the court learned that the decision was Blasier's, it should have arranged for Blasier to appear and respond."
We do not read a trial court's responsibility under Marsden so narrowly. The court is required to question counsel in order to evaluate whether defendant's claim of ineffective representation is tenable. (People v. Panah (2005) 35 Cal.4th 395, 432.) Here, defense counsel, while acknowledging that DNA counsel made the final decision, explained that based on "sitting through the entire trial," he believed DNA testing of the six hairs would have been futile.
The trial court accepted this explanation, noting defense counsel argued strenuously during closing argument that the six hairs, which did not belong to defendant, pointed to a third party as the murderer. As the court explained, further testing might well have destroyed defendant's ability to point to a third party as the possible culprit.
The court questioned defense counsel, obtained an explanation the court found tenable, and rejected defendant's argument on this issue. We find no abuse of discretion.
People v. Gaines, 2009 WL 3688084, supra, at 16 -17.
The trial court gave Gaines the opportunity to explain his reasons for wanting substitute counsel, asked counsel to address the alleged deficiency, and satisfied itself that counsel's representation at trial was adequate. The record established that there was no breakdown of attorney-client communications; rather, Gaines and his attorney simply disagreed about whether there were grounds for a new trial motion. The factual record developed was sufficient to allow the court to make an informed decision that Gaines's claim of conflict did not require substitute counsel. See Stenson v. Lambert, 504 F.3d 873, 887 (9th Cir. 2007) (inquiry was adequate when court determined lines of communication were open and counsel was competent); United States v. Prime, 431 F.3d 1147, 1155 (9th Cir. 2005) (inquiry was adequate where defendant 'was given the opportunity to express whatever concerns he had, and the court inquired as to [defense attorney's] commitment to the case and his perspective on the degree of communication."); cf. Schell, 218 F.3d at 1027 (remanding for evidentiary hearing where state court failed to make any inquiry into alleged deterioration of attorney-client relationship and substance of claims). The trial court, having inquired into counsel's representation and satisfied itself that representation was adequate, did not violate Gaines's Sixth Amendment rights in denying his Marsden motion to substitute counsel solely for the purpose of a new trial motion based on ineffective assistance of counsel.
For the foregoing reasons, the petition should be denied. Pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, this court must issue or deny a certificate of appealability when it enters a final order adverse to the applicant. A certificate of appealability may issue only "if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). A substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right has not been made in this case.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that:
1. The petition for writ of habeas corpus be denied; and
2. A certificate of appealability not issue.
These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within twenty-one days after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written objections with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned "Objections to Magistrate Judge's Findings and Recommendations." Failure to file objections within the specified time waives the right to appeal the District Court's order. Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). Any reply to the objections shall be filed and served within seven days after service of the objections.
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Do unto others before they do unto you
Anyone ever born of human parents (and possibly some born of other high-functioning vertebrates too, for all I know) has been taught what is commonly known as "The Golden Rule". Yeah, yeah..."Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You".
And if you follow this tenet throughout life's journey, things actually do tend to go well. People really do like to be treated with respect, of course.
Go figure.
But it goes so much deeper than that.
If you're a guy, keeping TGR (i.e. "The Golden Rule") in mind could prove instrumental in curing you from such debilitating ailments as kissing up to women, giving your power away, premature ejaculation, viewing sex as the sole purpose of dating, allowing nerves to get the best of you, doing creepy stuff, and robbing banks.
Have you ever thought of any potential challenges in approaching and seducing MOTOS (Members Of The Opposite Sex) in that light before? If not, consider that "bonus material", because I've got something much deeper than that to share.
For starters, I'm pretty sure that most of us have figured out that a fair number of people with whom we share this planet don't exactly live by TGR. For them, it's more like "Do Unto Others Before They Do Unto You". I've never encountered a specific name for this particular twist on the original, but it's decidedly the "dark side" equivalent. And the way I see things, it's about as worthless as anything else coming from a position of complete, utter disdain for personal character. So let's call it "The Plastic Rule". How about "The Styrofoam Rule"?
That so many people think they can go through life with such a mindset and actually experience any semblance of success in life should amaze me. But it doesn't.
Why not? Because here it is: People absolutely can and do often succeed at cashing in on life in a BIG WAY by utilizing the cheaper, more expendable distortion of TGR.
They're called "manipulators".
Did that get your attention? I should hope so, considering how many e-mails and Skype calls I get from those of you out there who are losing entire chunks of your personal freedom and dignity at the hands of MOTOS who just want to take a bigger bite out of you while offering little in return. The simple fact that genuinely good people are getting thrashed to shreds in their dating lives has reached a boiling point with me. Clearly, perfectly decent people are getting jaded by seemingly promising circumstances gone bad-and yet, they're continuing to invite other manipulators into their lives. Apparently the lesson isn't being learned.
Or...perhaps the answer to the puzzle of why generous, high-end people continue to be duped by manipulation is that they fail to recognize it for what it is. The truth is most of us don't even have a well-constructed working definition of "manipulation" at our disposal. And that, my brothers and sisters, is because many of us have never had the presence of mind to work TGR in REVERSE.
So, you've got it. Nope... "The Plastic Rule" is NOT in fact what I'm referring to in the title of this piece. Did I catch you off guard with that? Good...my job is to keep you on your toes out there. TPR is more like the photonegative image or "opposite" of TGR if you will. Someone who adopts that mindset is using it ON you. It's a frame that is all their own.
If you, on the other hand, live by TGR the most effective secret I've ever discovered for identifying and eliminating manipulators from one's life is to essentially "reverse engineer" the concept when considering the actions of others. What do I mean by this?
Essentially, when confronted with a situation where someone is interacting with you or behaving towards you in a way you are somehow uncomfortable with, ask yourself this question: "Would I ever do unto someone else that which is being done unto me?" Do so, and you've effectively leveraged the concept of "TGR-R". It sounds like a late 90's Yamaha sportbike, but it's "The Golden Rule-Reversed".
Here's a basic example of a situation where TGR-R may prove indispensable:
Wannabee Manipulator: "Hey You, I just came back from the store and I got us both a Diet Pepsi. Here you go, man."
You: "Whoa...that's cool of you. Thanks."
WM: "No problem...I take care of my friends."
WM: "Hey You, my car just got repossessed. Can you lend me $1586.49? You are my only hope of ever getting my car back!"
You: "Wow...I don't know man. I'm not made of money and that's kind of a lot."
WM: "Hmmm. Well, you know, I've had your back before. That's what friends are for. I do things like buy you sodas and stuff all the time."
You: "Dude...that's a soda. This is friggin' $1586.49!"
WM: "Man...just when I thought you were really a true friend."
From here, one of two scenarios plays out. Either you cave in and give WM the money, likely to a response of, "My man! I just KNEW you'd come through. You're like the greatest person who has ever lived, dude!" Or, you tell WM to get lost, probably eliciting a response to the tune of, "Wow. I thought you were a real friend. But your true colors are shining through. You're only care about yourself."
Regardless of which outcome actually occurs, you likely will feel an uneasiness in the pit of your stomach. You'll feel like you've been compromised or even flat-out used if you shell out the cash. And if you don't, you're left with the stinging guilt of not having helped out a friend in need. ...Unless, of course, you are armed with TGR-R.
With the perspective of TGR-R, you are able to ask yourself, "If my car was ever repossessed, would I ever assume myself to be entitled to an unsecured loan of nearly $1600 from a friend?" Any decent human being would clearly answer "no way". Who compromises friendships for dollars...especially when one's lack of creditworthiness painted oneself into such a position anyway? This level of clarity allows you to call out the manipulator with no reason for guilt whatsoever.
Indeed. And a similar principle holds true in a variety of potential situations with MOTOS. What if a woman has flaked out on you for the third time in two weeks-and you put up with it (again) despite the fact that you would NEVER, EVER flake on someone yourself...at all? TGR-R would put an end to that kind of weak capitulation once and for all.
Identify and kill manipulation before it happens. Deserving what you want involves both being a person of high character AND being able to IDENTIFY others with high character.
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30 August 2016 - 4 June 2017
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Founded in 1965, the Lappeenranta Art Museum initially occupied the same premises as the South Karelia Museum of Cultural History, at the northern tip of the Lappeenranta Fortress. In the 1980s, the Art Museum moved to its present site in the neoclassic-style barracks (built in 1798), opposite the Orthodox Church. In 1986, the Art Museum became the Regional Art Museum of South-East Finland.
The museum is home to a collection of Finnish art from the mid-19th century to the present day. The museum's largest single collection of old Finnish art was accumulated by Viipurin Taiteenystävät ry (Vyborg Friends of Art); this collection includes works by many well-known artists such as Albert Edelfelt, Pekka Halonen, Tyko Sallinen, Hjalmar Munsterhjelm and Eero Järnefelt. The collection has paintings by artists who were active in Vyborg or were born there. The contemporary art collections on the other hand focus in particular on art from south-east Finland, and include paintings by Leena Luostarinen, Unto Ahjotuli, Anne Tompuri, Irmeli Tarmo, Eeva Vesterinen, Heimo Suntio and Sinikka Kurkinen etc. etc.
Every year, the Art Museum also stages between three and four temporary exhibitions which feature both the latest trends in the world of art and works representing earlier periods in the history of art.
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I was talking to someone in a bookstore (Yes, they still exist) for a couple of minutes because we just happened to be buying a book by the same author. Later a clerk was excited because it was some actress on a TV soap opera. I never recognized her, can't remember the name either.
Norm, my friend, you have two of them. But you might want to be careful, Reine just might attempt a field goal if you keep yanking her chain like this.
"Whoa! There's George Lucas!"
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Rockingham's International Sportscar Circuit will host the burgeoning Michelin Clio Cup Series with Protyre for the first time this weekend, 10th/11th August, where Luke Herbert (Chichester) and Peter Felix (Allestree, Derby) will be the men to beat going into the fifth and sixth races of the season.
With three wins to his credit from the opening four races, a memorable double during the category curtain-raiser at Snetterton in May and a further success during the opening encounter at Croft in July, Herbert has been the dominant force up to now in both qualifying and race conditions.
Felix though, who drives for the EPM Technology/20Ten Racing squad which is owned by team-mate Darren Wilson (Newark), delivered a superb lights-to-flag win in the second Croft race to claim his maiden success in the Clio Series.
Any possible challenge Herbert had planned was thwarted fairly early in the outing after he thumped the tyre stack at the chicane, resulting in an instantaneous retirement. Wilson, meanwhile, made it a double celebration for 20Ten Racing with an excellent runner-up spot behind Felix.
Herbert, of course, will be determined to make amends at Rockingham and it won't be any surprise if the 23-year-old Racecar Class competitor departs Northamptonshire next weekend with yet more first place silverware.
Felix and Wilson, though, will endeavour to have a say in that as will the ever-improving Brett Lidsey (Dartford), who is seeking his first podium. Father and son duo Ian and Andy Jordan (Bridgnorth), Procom Team Racing's David Pierce (Maidstone), Scuderia Vittoria's James Weston (Tunbridge Wells) and privateer runner Jason Tarling (Wickham Bishops) complete the Racecar Class entry.
Launching a successful new category in such a tough economic climate was never going to be an easy task, but Renault UK and the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) placed huge importance on creating strong foundations for the Michelin Clio Cup Series in order so it would flourish.
Aside from providing a tailor-made new home for the third generation racing Clio, which is in the midst of its final season in the flagship Renault UK Clio Cup, the Michelin Clio Cup Series with Protyre also features the incredibly important 'Roadcar Class'. Aimed mainly at trackday enthusiasts who wish to go racing and complete motorsport novices, the class is building profile and momentum.
At present there are three race-converted Clio Renaultsport 197s on the grid, two fielded by SWB Motorsport for Norway's Tommy Ostgaard and karting graduate Sam Randon (Ashbourne), and a further entry for total racing rookie Jake Honour (Melksham).
So far, Oslo-based Ostgaard – who is in his first year of saloon car racing after a formative career in single-seaters – has led the way with four consecutive wins. Randon too has impressed in his maiden season in cars and is getting quicker all the time, while Honour is learning his craft with aplomb.
With the Roadcar Class offering a highly cost-effective route into circuit racing, especially for those who never thought it financially attainable, organisers from the Michelin Clio Cup Series with Protyre recently arranged for some of the UK's top motoring journalists to get a taste of the category.
Writers from a wide range of publications, such as Autosport and Motorsport News, Auto Express, Car and Autocar, took part in a test of a road-going Clio Renaultsport 197 which has been converted to race specification by Milton Keynes-based Monster Sport Europe. All agreed the car and the category provide a very strong recipe for success.
Qualifying for race five of the inaugural Michelin Clio Cup Series with Protyre season will begin at 11.00 next Saturday, 10th August, with the weekend's opening encounter starting at 14.30. On Sunday, 11th August, race six qualifying will get underway at 10.30 with the 20-minute contest itself following at 13.45.
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Rep. Yvette Clarke and city first lady Chirlane McCray will join Clinton at Medgar Evers College in Crown Heights at 3:45 p.m.
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