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Royal v. Anderson

District Court, E.D. Oklahoma

Decided December 19, 1973No. Civ. No. 73-125PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

DAUGHERTY, Chief Judge.

Petitioner herein, seeks a writ of habeas corpus discharging him from the custody of the respondents because of the alleged invalidity of his conviction in the District Court of Carter County, Oklahoma, in Case No. CRF-69-186. It is claimed by the petitioner that in his closing argument to the jury the District Attorney made an improper comment upon petitioner’s failure to take the stand and testify in his own defense. This issue was presented by the petitioner to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals in his direct appeal. The question was determined adversely to…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Tad R. Knowles v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
  4. Milton Robbins A/K/A Mickey Robbins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
  5. United States v. Ralph Michael LepiscopoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Marshall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977

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