Anderson v. Sirmons

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Following trial in Oklahoma state court, a jury convicted Glenn Douglas Anderson of, inter alia, three counts of first degree murder. Anderson v. State, 992 P.2d 409, 412-13 (Okla.Crim.App.1999). The jury sentenced Anderson to death on each of the three murder convictions. Id. at 413. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (“OCCA”) affirmed on direct appeal Anderson’s convictions and death sentences. Id. at 425. It also denied his subsequent request for post-conviction relief. Anderson v. State, No. PC-99-818, slip. op. at 7 (Okla.Crim.App. Jan. 26, 2000).…