Legal Opinion
Bryson v. Ward
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1999No. 97-6435PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner William Clifford Bryson, an Oklahoma state prisoner sentenced to death, appeals from the district court’s denial of his federal habeas corpus petition brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On appeal, Bryson asserts the trial court: (1) violated his right to due process under the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments when it determined he was competent to stand trial; (2) violated his rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments by excluding from the capital sentencing proceeding a videotape of his confession to authorities, which he offered as…
2Cases cited53 opinions
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- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by96 opinions
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