Legal Opinion
Wallace v. Ward
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1999No. 98-7116PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner George Kent Wallace, an Oklahoma state prisoner, entered guilty pleas to two counts of first degree murder and sought the death penalty, which the state trial court imposed. After direct criminal appeal and post-conviction proceedings, petitioner filed a federal habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied relief. On appeal, petitioner argues (1) application of the new standards of review set forth in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) would have an impermissible retroactive effect; (2) the…
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3Cited by59 opinions
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