Legal Opinion
John W. Duvall v. Dan Reynolds
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1997No. 96-6329, 96-6299PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
John Wayne Duvall, an Oklahoma state prisoner sentenced to death, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. §.-2254. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
In August 1985, Mr. Duvall, his common-law wife Karla, and their son Marcus, moved into a duplex in Duncan, Oklahoma. Several months later, due to marital difficulties, Mr. Duvall moved out.
On Thursday, September 18, 1986, Mr. Duvall went to the Stephens County Courthouse.- He asked to speak with…
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