Legal Opinion

Janet M. Sanders/miller v. Ted Logan, Warden, Mabel Bassett Correctional Center and the State of Oklahoma

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided June 13, 1983No. 80-2123PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-Appellant Janet Sanders 1 appeals from the judgment of the district court denying her pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus submitted pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. After she perfected her appeal, this court appointed counsel. The controlling issue she raises is whether the evidence against her was sufficient for any rational trier of fact to find her guilty of first degree murder beyond a reasonable doubt, consistently with the mandates of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as construed in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 99 S.Ct.…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. Clayton Fountain, Thomas E. Silverstein, and Randy K. GometzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  2. Larry Leon Chaney v. John N. Brown, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlester OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
  3. Torres v. MullinCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
  4. Kevin Young v. Marty Sirmons, Warden, Oklahoma State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
  5. Brown v. PeopleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2010

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