Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided December 30, 1994No. PC-94-534PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AFFIRMING DENIAL OF POST-CONVICTION RELIEF

Derrell Lynn Thomas, Petitioner, was convicted of First Degree Murder and Robbery by Force after a jury trial in the District Court of Creek County, Case No. CRF-87-94. The jury recommended the death penalty for the murder charge and a term of ten (10) years imprisonment for the robbery charge. The trial court imposed sentence accordingly.

Petitioner’s judgment and sentence were affirmed by this Court in Thomas v. State, 811 P.2d 1337 (Okl.Cr.1991). The Supreme Court of the United States denied his petition for writ of certiorari on January 13,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Murray v. GiarratanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Thomas v. GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
  2. Hale v. GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
  3. STATE ex rel. MATLOFF v. WALLACECourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2021
  4. Murphy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2002
  5. Berget v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995

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