United States Tenth Circuit

Denial of defendant's habeas petition in a first degree murder and death penalty case is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) admission of evidence; 2) a refusal of the trial court judge to recuse; 3) ineffective assistance of counsel; and 4) cumulative error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/20/2006
• Published 06/21/2006

Judges

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

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James L. Hankins (Robert L. Wyatt, IV, Wyatt Law Office, Oklahoma City, OK, with him on the briefs), The Coyle Law Firm, Oklahoma City, OK, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Seth S. Branham, Assistant Attorney General (W.A. Drew Edmondson, Attorney General of Oklahoma, with him on the brief), State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, for Respondent-Appellee.