William A. Gaines v. Norman B. Hess and the Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma

662 F.2d 1364

9 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 435

William A. GAINES, Petitioner-Appellant,

v.

Norman B. HESS and the Attorney General of the State of

Oklahoma, Respondents-Appellees.

No. 79-1284.

United States Court of Appeals,

Tenth Circuit.

Argued and Submitted Jan. 30, 1981.

Decided Nov. 2, 1981.

Leonard D. Munker, Federal Public Defender, Wichita, Kan., for petitioner-appellant.

C. Elaine Alexander, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Jan Eric Cartwright, Atty. Gen., and Janet L. Cox, Asst. Atty. Gen., on the brief), Oklahoma City, Okl., for respondents-appellees.

Before SETH, Chief Judge, and HOLLOWAY and SEYMOUR, Circuit…