James v. Gibson

SEYMOUR, Chief Judge.

Petitioner Terrance A. James was convicted of first degree murder in OMahoma state court and sentenced to death. The OMahoma Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence, see James v. State, 786 P.2d 541 (Okla.Crim.App.), ce rt. denied, 484 U.S. 970, 108 S.Ct. 467, 98 L.Ed.2d 406 (1987), and the denial of post-conviction relief, see James v. State, 818 P.2d 918 (Okla.Crim.App.1991), ce rt. denied, 502 U.S. 1111, 112 S.Ct. 1214, 117 L.Ed.2d 452 (1992).

Mr. James filed his initial habeas corpus petition on July 1, 1992. Pursuant to his motion, the federal…