In March 1998, Petitioner-Appellant Teresa Vilene Paine was convicted by a jury in Oklahoma state court for the murder of her husband and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Since her conviction Ms. Paine has consistently maintained that she was denied the effective assistance of counsel at her trial. After the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ("OCCA") affirmed her conviction on direct appeal...
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