Legal Opinion
Battenfield v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided January 21, 1998No. PC-97-732PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AFFIRMING DENIAL OF POST-CONVICTION RELIEF
CHAPEL, Presiding Judge:
¶ 1 Billy Ray Battenfield was tried by a jury and convicted of First Degree Malice Aforethought Murder in violation of 21 O.S. 1991 § 701.7 in the District Court of Wagoner County, Case No. CRF-84-73. After finding that the murder was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel and that Battenfield constituted a continuing threat to society, the jury sentenced him to death.
¶ 2 This Court affirmed Battenfield’s conviction and sentence in Battenfield v. State, 1 and subsequently denied his-petition for rehearing. The United…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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3Cited by20 opinions
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