Legal Opinion

Short v. Sirmons

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided December 26, 2006No. 04-6299PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HENRY, Circuit Judge.

Terry Lyn Short was convicted after a jury trial in the District Court for Oklahoma County of first-degree murder and five counts of attempting to kill after former conviction of two or more felonies in violation of Okla. Stat. tit. 21, §§ 701.7, 652. As to the murder conviction, the jury found three aggravating circumstances, and the trial court imposed the death penalty. The OHahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA) affirmed Mr. Short’s convictions and sentences on direct appeal, Short v. State, 980 P.2d 1081 (Okla.Crim.App.1999), and also denied his motion for…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. United States v. NacchioCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
  2. Herman Raggs v. Mississippi Power & Light CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  3. Littlejohn v. TrammellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
  4. Wilson v. SirmonsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
  5. Stouffer v. TrammellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013

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