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BARNES v. SCOTT

No. 98-6085.

201 F.3d 1292 (2000)

Ronnie L. BARNES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. H.N. SCOTT, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

January 24, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the briefs:

Michael G. Katz, Federal Public Defender, James P. Moran, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, for Petitioner-Appellant.

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

Before BALDOCK, EBEL, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

EBEL, Circuit Judges.

In this case, petitioner Ronnie Lee Barnes appeals the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Mr. Barnes asserts that the Oklahoma state court's application of a 1987 statutory amendment adding life without parole to the sentencing options for first degree murder violates his rights under the Ex Post Facto Clause. For the reasons that follow, we disagree and affirm the district court's denial...

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