Legal Opinion

Smith v. Workman

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided December 30, 2008No. 05-6206PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-Appellant, Richard Tandy Smith, appeals from the denial of his habe-as corpus petition. 28 U.S.C. § 2254; Smith v. Gibson, No. CIV-99-1329-R, 2005 WL 1185815 (W.D.Okla. May 17, 2005). Mr. Smith was convicted of first degree murder for the homicide of John Cederlund and sentenced to death based upon two aggravating circumstances. After exhausting his state remedies, Mr. Smith filed his federal habeas petition asserting eleven grounds for relief. After rejecting all asserted grounds for relief, the district court granted Mr. Smith a certificate of…

2Cases cited53 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. Fontenot v. CrowCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2021
  2. Fairchild v. WorkmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
  3. Janosky v. St. AmandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
  4. Black v. WorkmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2012
  5. New Jersey v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011

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