Castro v. Dowling

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN CASTRO, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. CIV-17-1238-G ) JANET DOWLING, Warden, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER Petitioner Christian Castro, a state prisoner appearing pro se, has petitioned this Court for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging through

28 U.S.C. § 2254

the constitutionality of his criminal conviction by the State of Oklahoma. See Pet. (Doc. No. 1). Respondent, Warden Janet Dowling, has filed an Answer to the Petition, as well as the state-court record. See Answer (Doc. No. 12); Original Record (“OR,” Doc. No.…