WALLACE v. WARD

No. 98-7116.

191 F.3d 1235 (1999)

George Kent WALLACE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ron WARD, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

September 10, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott W. Braden, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Petitioner-Appellant.

W.A. Drew Edmondson, Attorney General of Oklahoma, Robert L. Whittaker, Assistant Attorney General, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BALDOCK, EBEL, and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.


BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner George Kent Wallace, an Oklahoma state prisoner, entered guilty pleas to two counts of first degree murder and sought the death penalty, which the state trial court imposed. After direct criminal appeal and post-conviction proceedings, petitioner filed a federal habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied relief. On appeal, petitioner argues (1) application of the new standards of review set...

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