Capes v. Oklahoma

ORDER

DAUGHERTY, Chief Judge.

This is a proceeding for a writ of habeas corpus by a state prisoner who claims that his detention by virtue of the judgment and sentence of the Superior Court of Comanche County, State of Oklahoma in case No. 4651 is unlawful on the following grounds:

1. A constitutionally invalid confession was obtained from the petitioner;

2. A death certificate was received in evidence in violation of petitioner’s sixth amendment rights of confrontation and cross-examination;

3. The petitioner was denied a fair trial because of prejudicial pretrial publicity;

4. The trial court had…