Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Coats v. Rakestraw

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided April 21, 1980No. O-80-147PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BUSSEY, Judge:

Following the motions challenging the constitutionality of Laws 1979, c. 257, §§ 1, 2, and 3 — 10 O.S.Supp.1979, § 1101(a), § 1104.2, and § 1109(a) — filed by three de*258fendants between 16 and 18 years of age charged separately with Kidnapping, Rape and/or Robbery with Firearms in Oklahoma County District Court Cases CRF-79-4115, CRF-80-0075, and CRF-79-5101, the Honorable Arthur Lory Rakestraw held the certification procedure contained therein unconstitutional. This matter was set for oral argument on the State’s application filed in this Court to assume original…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Lanzetta v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  5. Sherfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1973

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. State v. BellUtah Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1991
  3. Douma v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1988
  4. Trolinger v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1987
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1982

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