Brown v. Sirmons

OPINION AND ORDER

KERN, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt.# 12) filed by Oklahoma death row inmate Darwin Demond Brown, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner, who appears through counsel, challenges his conviction and sentencing in Tulsa County District Court Case No. CF-95-1024. Respondent Gary Gibson filed a response to the Petition denying its allegations (Dkt.# 14), and Petitioner filed a Reply (Dkt.# 17). For the reasons discussed below, the Court finds the Petition should be denied.

As a preliminary matter the Court notes…