Legal Opinion
Valdez v. Gibson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 27, 2000No. 99-6147PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Chief Judge.
Petitioner Geraldo Valdez was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. After he unsuccessfully filed a direct appeal and a petition for state post-conviction relief with the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA), he sought a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied the writ. Mr. Valdez appeals, and we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Mr. Valdez is a Mexican immigrant who has lived in Oklahoma for some time. One night in April of 1989, Mr. Valdez met the victim, Juan Barron, at a bar in rural Oklahoma. Mr. Barron…
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3Cited by83 opinions
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