Legal Opinion
Darks v. Gibson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 11, 2003No. 01-6308PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Tyrone Peter Darks was convicted of the first degree murder of his former wife Sherry Goodlow and sentenced to death in Oklahoma state court. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA) affirmed the conviction and sentence, see Darks v. State, 954 P.2d 152 (Okla.Crim.App.1998), and denied post-conviction relief, see Darks v. State, 954 P.2d 169 (Okla.Crim.App.1998). On federal habeas review, the district court granted Mr. Darks relief from both the conviction and the sentence. The court held that the trial court had violated Beck v. Alabama, 447 U.S. 625,…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by55 opinions
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