Legal Opinion
Diestel v. Hines
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 1, 2007No. 06-7070PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
William James Diestel was convicted of first-degree murder in Oklahoma state court. After the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA) affirmed his conviction, he filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma an application for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising two claims: (1) the state did not present sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he was sane at the time of the offense, and (2) his due-process rights were violated because the court did not instruct the jury about the consequences of a verdict of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Dixon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Shannon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Dockins v. HinesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
- People v. SchmidtNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
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3Cited by30 opinions
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