Legal Opinion
Walker v. Ward
District Court, N.D. Oklahoma
Decided May 20, 1996No. 94-C-214-HPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HOLMES, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment filed by Petitioner (Docket # 41) and Respondent (Docket # 45). A hearing on these motions was held before the Court on May 15, 1996.
Petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder in the District Court of Tulsa County in 1984. In the sentencing phase of the trial, the State of Oklahoma sought the death penalty and alleged the existence of two statutory aggravating circumstances: (1) that the murder was committed for the purpose of avoiding or preventing a lawful arrest or prosecution, 21…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Gary Alan Walker v. Attorney General for the State of Oklahoma Ron WardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Nguyen v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- Tuan Anh Nguyen v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- Walker v. Ward, et.al.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999