United States Tenth Circuit

A defendant convicted of first degree murder is not entitled to habeas relief, after discussion of ten issues certified for review, including refusal to instruct on second degree murder and use of victim impact evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/17/2002
• Published 06/17/2002

Judges

• BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge., Before SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge, BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge, and BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Fred L. Staggs, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert L. Whittaker, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division (W.A. Drew Edmondson, Attorney General of Oklahoma, with him on the brief), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Respondent-Appellee.