Ochoa v. Workman, No. 02-6032 (10th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseAn Oklahoma state jury found Defendant George Ochoa guilty of two counts of first degree murder and sentenced him to death. On direct appeal, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed. After exhausting his state post-conviction remedies, Defendant petitioned the federal district court for habeas relief. The district court denied the petition in an "extensive" order. Defendant then appealed to the Tenth Circuit. Defendant raised five alleged errors from his trial that he maintained warranted habeas relief. Upon review, the Tenth Circuit found that the majority of Defendant's claims were foreclosed by the court's decision that denied habeas relief to Defendant's co-defendant. Taking each of his issues in turn, the Tenth Circuit found no error in the lower courts' decisions or denial of post-conviction relief. Accordingly, the Court affirmed the federal district court's order that denied Defendant habeas relief.
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