Legal Opinion
Gilson v. Sirmons
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 2, 2008No. 06-6287PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Donald Lee Gilson, an Oklahoma state prisoner convicted of first degree child abuse murder and sentenced to death, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The pertinent facts of this case were well summarized by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA) in resolving Gilson’s direct appeal:
On February 9, 1996, the skeletal remains of eight (8) year old Shane Coff-man were found in an abandoned freezer located next to a mobile home…
2Cases cited75 opinions
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