Legal Opinion
Kevin Young v. Marty Sirmons, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 15, 2007No. 05-6282PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
Kevin Young was convicted of first degree murder for shooting and killing Joseph Sutton during a robbery at the Charles Steak House (the “Steak House”). A unanimous jury sentenced him to death. He filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition in federal district court in Oklahoma, seeking relief from both his conviction and sentence. The court denied Young’s petition, but granted him a certificate of appealability (“COA”), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c), on the following claims: (1) There was insufficient evidence to support his conviction; (2) His constitutional rights were…
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