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Coggin v. Champion

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Aug 13, 1999
99-6028 (10th Cir. Aug. 13, 1999)

Summary

affirming the district court's dismissal of a prisoner's equal protection claim - alleging he was treated differently than inmates sentenced under the new legislation - because he failed to show that "criminals convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment on the same date as [him] received a determinative sentence under the Act for parole eligibility purposes, as required for an equal protection claim."

Summary of this case from Shields v. Smith

Opinion

99-6028.

August 13, 1999.

Appeal from W.D.Okla.


Decisions without Published Opinions Appeal Dismissed.


Summaries of

Coggin v. Champion

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Aug 13, 1999
99-6028 (10th Cir. Aug. 13, 1999)

affirming the district court's dismissal of a prisoner's equal protection claim - alleging he was treated differently than inmates sentenced under the new legislation - because he failed to show that "criminals convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment on the same date as [him] received a determinative sentence under the Act for parole eligibility purposes, as required for an equal protection claim."

Summary of this case from Shields v. Smith

In Coggin v. Champion, 188 F.3d 518, 1999 WL 614700 (10th Cir. 1999), the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reached this conclusion under similar circumstances.

Summary of this case from Dodd v. McCollum

In Coggin, a jury convicted the petitioner of first degree felony murder, and the state trial court sentenced him to a minimum of life in prison with the possibility of parole.

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Case details for

Coggin v. Champion

Case Details

Full title:Coggin v. Champion

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Date published: Aug 13, 1999

Citations

99-6028 (10th Cir. Aug. 13, 1999)

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