Legal Opinion
Willingham v. Gibson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 17, 2002No. 01-6071PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Jackie Lee Willingham appeals from an order of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Upon a thorough review of the record and the arguments presented, we conclude Mr. Willingham is not entitled to habeas relief.
In 1995, an OHahoma jury found Mr. Willingham guilty of first degree malice murder. See Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 701.7. At the penalty phase, the jury rejected the State’s allegation that Mr. Willingham posed a continuing threat to society, see id. § 701.12(7), but found that the murder was especially…
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