Cortez-Lazcano v. Martin

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA DANIEL CORTEZ-LAZCANO, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 19-CV-0095-GKF-JFJ ) RICK WHITTEN,1 ) ) Respondent. ) OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Daniel Cortez-Lazcano seeks federal habeas relief, under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, from the judgment entered against him in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-2013-171. He claims his custody under that judgment violates the Constitution because (1) the prosecutor used peremptory strikes in a discriminatory manner to excuse African-American jurors from the jury panel, in…