Fred L.
Staggs
Lawyer
Representative
Cases
(with links to
decisions where available)
United States v. Willis, No. 06-6009, ___ F.3d ___ (10th Cir. Feb. 16, 2007)(Reversed; "[r]elevant conduct is limited to those reasonably foreseeable [acts] that are part of the criminal activity [the defendant] agreed to jointly undertake.")
Sallahdin v. Gibson, 275 F.3d 1211 (10th Cir. 2000)(remanded for evidentiary hearing as to death sentence after oral argument; following evidentiary hearing, District Court ordered relief on remand; reversed 2-1 in Sallahdin v. Mullin, 380 F.3d 1242 (10th Cir. 2004); rehearing denied with four dissenting votes; cert. denied; clemency denied 4-1)
Willingham v. Mullin, 296 F.3d 917 (10th Cir. 2002)(No. 01-6071) (death sentence affirmed following oral argument; cert. denied; Parole Board recommended clemency 3-2; denied by Governor)
St. v. Cordon, F-2001-668 (Okl.Cr. 2001)(Murder II; reversed)
U.S. v. Johnston, 97-6146(10th Cir. 1998)(criminal defense attorney convicted of drug conspiracy; affirmed following oral argument)
U.S. v. Poe-Boyd, 97-6237 (10thCir. 1998), cert. denied (Gambling; affirmed following oral argument with co-defendant counsel Oscar Goodman)
U.S. v. Combs, 99 F.3d 1151 (10th Cir. 1996)(No. 95-6408)(Conversion from Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; briefed for Kent Eldridge; reversed)
U.S. v. Pretty, 98 F.3d 1213 (10th Cir. 1996)(No. 95-6281), cert. denied (Bribery Kickback Conspiracy-Office of Oklahoma State Treasurer; affirmed following oral argument)
U.S. v. Ortiz, 993 F.2d 204 (10th Cir. 1993)(marijuana relevant conduct; reversed following oral argument)
U.S. v. Anderson, No. 91-6052 (10th Cir. 1992)(cocaine guidelines applied by District Court as draconian, but entirely without discretion; reversed)
St. v. Harrison, C-92-81 (Okl. Cr. 1992)(involuntary guilty plea; reversed)
St. v. Loy Chris Stevens, F-88-810 (Okl. Cr. 1990)(Possession with Intent to Distribute CDS with Firearms AFCF; Reversed)
St. v. Jordan, F-87-260 (Okl. Cr. 1988) (Assault with Deadly Weapon AFCF; reversed)
St. v. Rex Moore, 761 P.2d 866 (Okl. Cr. 1988) (Murder I; affirmed)
St. v. Tate, 706 P.2d 169 (Okl. Cr. 1986) (Cattle Theft by State Senator; reversed)
St. v. Cantrell, 697 P.2d 968 (Okl. Cr. 1985)(attorney convicted of suborning perjury; affirmed with dissent; resentenced to probation)
U.S. v. Owens, 782 F.2d 146 (10th Cir. 1984)(warrantless entry of motel room not good faith; reversed following oral argument)
Castleberry v. State, 471 U.S. 146(1984)(2nd chair to Charlie Cox oral argument before United States Supreme Court)
Macy v. Naifeh, P-81-51 (Okl.Cr. 1981) (affirmed Order quashing Murder II)
State v. Kalbali, 636 P.2d 369 (Okl. Cr. 1981)(during Iranian hostage crisis, OU student sentenced by Judge Cannon to choice of maximum penitentiary term or immediate deportation for first offense shoplifting; reversed)
State v. Sanders, 610 P.2d 274 (Okl. Cr. 1980)(briefed while awaiting bar results as clerk for Frank Courbois; reversed)