HANCOCK v. TRAMMELL

No. 12-6255.

798 F.3d 1002 (2015)

Phillip HANCOCK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Anita TRAMMELL, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 18, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Madeline S. Cohen , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Denver, CO ( Lanita Henricksen , Henricksen & Henricksen, Lawyers, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, and David B. Autry , Oklahoma City, OK, with her on the briefs), for Petitioner-Appellant.

Jennifer L. Crabb , Office of the Attorney General for the State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before LUCERO, MATHESON, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.


In April 2001, Mr. Bob Jett hosted two men: Mr. Phillip Hancock and Mr. James Lynch. An angry altercation ensued, where Mr. Jett tried to force Mr. Hancock into a cage while swinging at him with a metal bar. Mr. Hancock was able to obtain Mr. Jett's gun and use it to shoot Mr. Jett and Mr. Lynch. The two men died, and the...

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