Payton v. Crow

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA DONTE LEMAR PAYTON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. CIV-19-700-SLP ) SCOTT CROW, ) ) Respondent. ) O R D E R Petitioner, Donte Lemar Payton, a state prisoner appearing pro se, filed this action pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for a writ of habeas corpus. He challenges the constitutionality of his state court conviction and sentence for Manslaughter in the First Degree in Case No. CF-2014-7586, District Court of Oklahoma County, State of Oklahoma.1 The state district court sentenced Petitioner to life imprisonment with the…