United States Tenth Circuit

Oklahoma may constitutionally apply its statute permitting introduction of victim impact evidence during a capital sentencing proceeding at a trial for crimes occurring prior to that statute's enactment without violating the Ex Post Facto or Due Process Clauses.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/27/2001
• Published 08/27/2001

Judges

• Before TACHA, Chief Judge, BALDOCK, and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James L. Hankins of Hankins Law Office, Enid, OK, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sandra D. Howard, Assistant Attorney General, Chief, Criminal Appeals (W.A. Drew Edmondson, Attorney General, with her on the brief), Oklahoma City, OK, for Respondent-Appellee.