United States Tenth Circuit

Denial of habeas relief on convictions for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, and first degree murder is affirmed over petitioner's claims that he received ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel under Strickland, and that the state suppressed exculpatory and material evidence in violation of Brady.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/08/2007
• Published 01/09/2007

Judges

• SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge., Before HENRY, SEYMOUR, and EBEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kristi Christopher, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Oklahoma City, OK, for Petitioner-Appellant.


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