Legal Opinion

Shelton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided May 24, 1990No. F-86-920PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LANE, Vice-Presiding Judge:

Dale Austin Shelton, Appellant, was charged and tried by jury for the crimes of Murder in the First Degree (21 O.S.Supp. 1982, § 701.7 B); two counts of Kidnapping for the Purpose of Extortion (21 O.S.1981, § 745A); Rape in the First Degree (21 O.S. Supp.1983, § 1114); and Forcible Oral Sodomy (21 O.S.1981, § 888) in Case No. CRF-85-6156 in the District Court of Oklahoma County. The jury returned a verdict of guilty to each count and set punishment at life imprisonment for each count to be served consecutively. Appellant was sentenced accordingly.

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2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Booth v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Ross v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Romano v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
  2. McGregor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1994
  3. Neill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1994
  4. Wilks v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1999

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