BRYSON v. WARD

No. 97-6435

187 F.3d 1193 (1999)

William Clifford BRYSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ronald WARD, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 6, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don J. Gutteridge, Jr., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Petitioner-Appellant.

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

Before TACHA, BRISCOE, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner William Clifford Bryson, an Oklahoma state prisoner sentenced to death, appeals from the district court's denial of his federal habeas corpus petition brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On appeal, Bryson asserts the trial court: (1) violated his right to due process under the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments when it determined he was competent to stand trial; (2) violated his rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments...

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