LOCKETT v. TRAMMEL

No. 11-6040.

711 F.3d 1218 (2013)

Clayton LOCKETT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Anita TRAMMEL, Interim Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

April 1, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O. Dean Sanderford , Denver, CO ( David B. Autry , Oklahoma City, OK, Raymond P. Moore , Federal Public Defender, and Jill M. Wichlens , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Colorado and Wyoming, Denver, CO, with him on the briefs), appearing for Appellant.

Jennifer J. Dickson , Assistant Attorney General of Oklahoma ( E. Scott Pruitt , Attorney General of Oklahoma, with her on the brief), Office of the Attorney General of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, appearing for Appellee.

Before KELLY, TYMKOVICH, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.


MATHESON, Circuit Judge.

In August 2000, an Oklahoma state court jury convicted Clayton Lockett of 19 counts, including burglary, assault, rape, and first degree murder. He was sentenced to 2,285 years and 90 days of imprisonment for his non-capital crimes and sentenced to death for his murder conviction. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ("OCCA") affirmed Mr. Lockett's convictions and sentence and later denied post-conviction relief.

Mr. Lockett filed...

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