In a capital habeas matter, the denial of Petitioner's petition is affirmed, where 1) an allegedly improper juror communication did not prejudice Petitioner, because the defense made no appeal to residual doubt in the penalty phase; and 2) the prosecutor did not reference any extra-record evidence in his argument.
Read Matthews v. Workman, No. 07-6209
Appellate Information
Filed July 7, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Gorsuch
Counsel
For Appellant:
Timothy R. Payne, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Oklahoma City, OK
For Appellee:
Seth S. Branham, Assistant Attorney General, Oklahoma City, OK
