Legal Opinion
DeRosa v. Workman
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 25, 2012No. 10-7084PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRISCOE, Chief Judge.
Petitioner James DeRosa, an Oklahoma state prisoner, was convicted of two counts of first-degree felony murder and sentenced to death on both counts. The two murders that were the subject of his convictions occurred on October 2, 2000. DeRosa unsuccessfully challenged his convictions and sentences on direct appeal, as well as in an application for state post-conviction relief. DeRosa then sought federal habeas relief by filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied his petition but granted a certificate of…
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