Legal Opinion
Demetrio Ortiz Rodriguez v. Gary Maynard, Director Attorney General, State of Oklahoma
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 6, 1991No. 91-6175PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-appellant Demetrio Ortiz Rodriguez appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Because we conclude the petition constitutes an abuse of the writ, we exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 1
In 1977, Mr. Rodriguez pleaded guilty to the offenses of first degree rape and assault and battery with intent to kill. Rodriguez was sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape offense and fifteen years for the assault and battqry offense, with the sentences to run consecutively.
Rodriguez, appearing pro se, brought…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- McCleskey v. ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by69 opinions
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- Michael R. Dulin v. Gerald Cook and Gary W. DelandCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
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