Legal Opinion
Cannon v. Gibson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2001No. 99-6311PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Randall Eugene Cannon appeals from the district court’s denial of his federal habeas corpus petition brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his petition, Cannon lodged numerous challenges to his Oklahoma first degree murder and arson convictions and to his death sentence. The district court denied relief as to each claim but granted Cannon a certificate of appeal-ability (“COA”) to raise five issues on appeal. See supra section II.B. After conducting a case management conference, this court granted Cannon a COA to raise three additional issues. See supra…
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