Legal Opinion
William A. Gaines v. Norman B. Hess and the Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 2, 1981No. 79-1284PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner William A. Gaines appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma denying his pro se application for habeas corpus relief.1 We vacate the order and remand to the district court for an in camera evidentiary hearing to determine whether the state trial court denied Gaines his due process right to a fair trial by failing to order disclosure of the identity of the police informant involved in this case.
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Prior Proceedings
On April 22, 1976, Gaines was arraigned in the District Court of Oklahoma County for the crime of…
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3Cited by32 opinions
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