Orval W. Taylor v. Steve Hargett Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma

Petitioner filed a habeas petition in federal court seeking relief from delays associated with prosecuting his direct criminal appeal before the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. The district court granted petitioner relief on his claim for ineffective assistance of counsel by ordering the State to appoint new counsel for petitioner and to expedite briefing of his appeal. The district court otherwise denied petitioner’s claim for habeas relief.

On appeal, petitioner argues that the relief the district court granted on his ineffective assistance claim was inadequate, that the district court…