United States Tenth Circuit

Death row inmate successfully challenged his death sentence as a result of his trial counsel's ineffective assistance sentencing. Conviction is affirmed, but the writ of habeas corpus is granted for resentencing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/30/2004
• Published 07/30/2004

Judges

• SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge., Before SEYMOUR, HENRY, and O'BRIEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jack D. Fisher of Edmond, OK, for Petitioner-Appellant.


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