Ashton v. Smith

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA ISAAC LUNA ASHTON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 19-CV-0229-GKF-JFJ ) RICK WHITTEN,1 ) ) Respondent. ) OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Isaac Luna Ashton, a state inmate appearing through counsel, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus, under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, claiming that his custody under the criminal judgment entered against him in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-2014-4108, is unlawful. Respondent Rick Whitten urges the Court to deny the petition. Having considered Ashton’s petition [Dkt. 2] and…