Legal Opinion
Boyd v. Gibson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1999No. 98-6309PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
Ronald Keith Boyd was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Oklahoma City police officer Richard Riggs. He appeals the denial of his habeas petition seeking to overturn that conviction and sentence. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
On the evening of January 7, 1986, Mr. Boyd, Byron Gibbs, Joe Jackson, and Lenora Denise Dunn were in a green van driven by Mr. Gibbs. At Mr. Boyd’s request, they stopped at a convenience store called Tom’s Market. Mr. Boyd and Mr. Jackson used the pay telephone. Mr. Boyd and Ms. Dunn discussed robbing the store, and Mr. Boyd handed a gun to…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by145 opinions
- Bland v. SirmonsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
- Hooks v. WardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Smallwood v. GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Bullock v. CarverCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- Moore v. GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
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