Legal Opinion
Young v. Sirmons
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 16, 2008No. 07-5130PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.
In 1995, Julius Recardo Young was convicted in Oklahoma state court of two counts of first degree murder for beating to death a six-year old child and the child’s mother. Young was sentenced to death for these murders. He appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habe-as petition. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.
I
Factual background,
The relevant underlying facts of this case were outlined in detail by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA) in addressing Young’s direct appeal:
Julius Recardo Young was convicted of…
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