ROMANO v. GIBSON

No. 00-6289.

278 F.3d 1145 (2002)

John Joseph ROMANO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary GIBSON, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

January 25, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gloyd L. McCoy of Coyle, McCoy & Burton (Robert A. Nance of Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison & Lewis, with him on the brief), Oklahoma City, OK, for Petitioner-Appellant.

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

Before SEYMOUR, LUCERO, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-appellant John Joseph Romano appeals the denial of habeas relief, see 28 U.S.C. § 2254, from his Oklahoma first degree murder conviction and death sentence. Romano argues, among other things, that his trial attorneys' second-stage strategy was constitutionally ineffective. We disagree, and affirm the denial of habeas relief on this and his other claims.

I. FACTS.

A jury convicted Romano of murdering...

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