Ward v. Allbaugh

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA REGINALD WARD, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 16-CV-602-JHP-PJC ) JOE ALLBAUGH, Director, ) ) Respondent. ) OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is Petitioner Reginald Ward’s habeas corpus petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Dkt. 1). Petitioner challenges his Tulsa County District Court conviction for first degree murder, Case No. CF-2013-0121. Dkt. 1, Petition, at 1. He argues he was acting in self-defense; his trial was tainted by instructional error and other due process violations; and trial counsel rendered ineffective…