Legal Opinion

Ervin Hawkins v. Edward L. Evans, Warden Attorney General for the State of Oklahoma

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided August 22, 1995No. 95-5068PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Ervin Hawkins, appearing pro se, appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to reconsider its order dismissing as successive his second 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

The procedural history of this ease is as follows. In 1986 Petitioner was charged in Oklahoma state court for the rape and sodomy of his fourteen-year-old stepdaughter. On May 30, 1986, pursuant to a plea agreement, Petitioner pled guilty to three counts of first degree rape, one count of causing a minor to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Raymond J. Van Skiver Alma L. Van Skiver v. United States of America and John DoesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
  3. Don Michael Dever v. Kansas State Penitentiary, the State of Kansas, Attorney General of KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
  4. Hatfield v. Board Of County Commissioners For Converse CountyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  5. John Henry Nachtigall v. Joseph Class, Warden, South Dakota State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. Ex Parte TorresCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Price v. PhilpotCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
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  4. Commonwealth Property Advocates, LLC v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2011
  5. Jennings v. RiversCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005

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