BRYAN v. GIBSON

No. 00-6090.

276 F.3d 1163 (2001)

Robert Leroy BRYAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary GIBSON, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Nance of Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison & Lewis (F. Andrew Fugitt, with him on the briefs), Oklahoma City, OK, for Petitioner-Appellant.

William L. Humes, Assistant Attorney General (W.A. Drew Edmondson, Attorney General of Oklahoma, with him on the briefs), Oklahoma City, OK, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before KELLY, HENRY, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Robert Leroy Bryan appeals the denial of habeas relief, see 28 U.S.C. § 2254, from his Oklahoma first degree malice murder conviction and death sentence. On appeal, Bryan challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to convict him, the retrospective determination that he was competent to stand trial, and his attorney's representation. We affirm.

The jury convicted Bryan of murdering his aunt. After finding that Bryan had previously...

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