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Lewis v. Oklahoma

District Court, W.D. Oklahoma

Decided September 17, 1969No. Civ. No. 69-95PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

DAUGHERTY, District Judge.

Petitioner, an Oklahoma State prisoner, proceeds under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254, for habeas corpus relief complaining that his imprisonment by reason of his conviction of the crime of murder was accomplished in violation of his Federal Constitutional rights. He was represented by counsel throughout his state court proceedings. His conviction was appealed to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals which affirmed' the conviction and modified the sentence from death to a term of life imprisonment. Lewis v. State, 451 P.2d 399…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  2. Castleberry v. CrispDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1976
  3. Myers v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1984
  4. State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
  5. United States Ex Rel. England v. AndersonDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1972

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