SALLAHDIN v. GIBSON

No. 99-6361.

275 F.3d 1211 (2002)

Sharieff Imani SALLAHDIN, also known as Michael Pennington, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary GIBSON, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

January 4, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred L. Staggs, Oklahoma City, OK, for Petitioner-Appellant.

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

Before EBEL, Circuit Judge, BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge, and BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.


BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-Appellant Sharieff Imani Sallahdin, formerly Michael Pennington,1 appeals from the district court's denial of his federal habeas corpus petition brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his petition, Sallahdin lodged eleven challenges to his first degree murder conviction and death sentence. His appeal contests the district court's disposition of each challenge, raising the following issues: (1)...

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