Thacker v. Workman, No. 10-5127 (10th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CasePetitioner Steven Ray Thacker pled guilty in Oklahoma state court to charges of first-degree malice aforethought murder, kidnapping, and first-degree rape. Following a sentencing hearing, the state trial court sentenced Petitioner to death for the murder conviction. Petitioner's death sentence was affirmed on direct appeal, and his requests for state post-conviction relief were denied. Petitioner then petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. 2254, but was denied relief by the district court. He then filed a notice of appeal and the district court granted him a certificate of appealability on four issues. Upon review, the Tenth Circuit found that Petitioner was not entitled to relief and affirmed the district court's denial of federal habeas relief.
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