Federal Judge Denies Tribal Sex Offender’s Bid For Relief Under McGirt

Mealey's (February 1, 2021, 9:07 AM EST) -- TULSA, Okla. — Treating a convicted child abuser’s “petition in the nature of mandamus and prohibition” as a second petition for writ of habeas corpus, an Oklahoma federal judge on Jan. 26 denied the petition for lack of jurisdiction because the prisoner did not ask the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for permission to file a second habeas petition challenging his state court conviction....