Hain v. Gibson

BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Scott Allen Hain, an Oklahoma state prisoner sentenced to death for two counts of first degree murder, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for writ of habeas corpus. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

I

The following is a summary of the facts as set forth by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA) in disposing of Hain’s initial direct appeal:

During the early morning hours of October 6, 1987, Laura Lee Sanders and Michael Houghton were seated in Sanders’ car outside a Tulsa bar when they were…