Oklahoma Federal Judge Denies Habeas Corpus Petition For Indian Country Crimes

Mealey's (June 1, 2023, 1:57 PM EDT) -- TULSA, Okla. — A man who pleaded no contest to two counts of child sexual abuse allegedly committed in Indian Country is not entitled to review of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus because he failed to file the petition within the one-year statute of limitations period, an Oklahoma federal judge held in granting a motion to dismiss the petition filed by the director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections....