Legal Opinion
Benjamin Brewer v. Dan Reynolds
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1995No. 94-5072PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
In 1983, an Oklahoma jury convicted Benjamin Brewer of first degree murder and sentenced him to death. After unsuccessfully pursuing a direct appeal of his conviction and post-conviction relief in the Oklahoma state courts, Mr. Brewer filed this, his first federal petition for writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his petition, Mr. Brewer raised thirty-six claims. The district court denied the petition, but issued a certificate of probable cause.
In this appeal, Mr. Brewer’s only challenge is to the district court’s denial of two of his…
2Cases cited68 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by105 opinions
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- Victor Hassine v. Charles Zimmerman, Superintendent, and the Attorney General of the State of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- John W. Duvall v. Dan ReynoldsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- Cornel Cooks v. Ron Ward, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlester OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
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